01 — STEM FAMILY NIGHTS

A local tradition, four years running

Annual themed nights across nine Clifton elementary schools — from "Outer Space" to "Pirates" to "SPRING into STEM." Our students run every station, deliver presentations, and demo robots live. Every child leaves with a take-home STEM bag we fund and build ourselves.

3,500+ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS REACHED EVERY YEAR
Kids playing ring toss with the robot at SPRING into STEM
Girls Who Code logo

02 — GIRLS WHO CODE

Closing the gender gap

Founded and run by our female team leads, our Girls Who Code chapter supports 30+ young women monthly in a program now in its second year — a supportive space to explore programming and directly address the gender gap in STEM at Clifton High School.

03 — INCLUSION

Robots that make everyone smile

With Clifton High's Unified Club, we host robotics inclusion events for students with disabilities — like our Snowman Robot, built from a prior-year competition machine with LED lights and a top hat. Our annual Halloween Extravaganza turns the school into a multi-room experience, complete with a candy-delivering Ghost Robot. With the Girl Scouts, our students have helped 25 scouts earn their Robotics Petals.

The Snowman Robot built for the Unified Club event

04 — SERVICE

Engineering with empathy

We believe STEM leaders must also be community leaders. Our technical skills are tools for service.

VETERANS

Veterans' Home of NJ

50 wreaths and $5,000 donated with Wreath It To Us in 2025. Annual Valentines for Veterans letters, bracelets, and 3D-printed gifts. Students fundraised SPEAX communication systems and humidifiers for a veteran battling ALS.

HOSPITAL

CARE Club at St. Joseph's

Monthly visits bringing robots, crafts, and "bags of love" to pediatric patients — proof that engineering can deliver comfort and joy.

BASIC NEEDS

Drives all year long

200+ birthday-supply sets donated to local food pantries since 2023, plus ongoing clothing, hygiene, and period-product drives, a Little Free Pantry, and our school's Rewards Closet.

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