Virginia-based. Student-centered. Globally connected.

Where curiosity becomes something you can build.

Spread Robotics Education Foundation expands access to robotics, engineering, and design education through member-led teams, workshops, partnerships, and practical learning tools.

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SREF COMMUNITY TOGETHER

01StudentsHands-on learning
02MentorsGuidance & coaching
03SchoolsPlaces to grow
04CommunitiesShared possibility
CONNECTEDBY ROBOTICS

Every learner deserves a place to build

ROBOTICS IS MORE THAN TECHNOLOGY. IT'S A WAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRACTICE CURIOSITY, COURAGE, AND COLLABORATION.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

Robotics gives young people more than technical skills. It gives them a reason to belong.

Every SREF activity begins with a simple question: what would help this learner take the next step?

HOW WE CREATE ACCESS

Learning that starts with doing.

SREF supports experiences that bring students, families, educators, mentors, and local partners into the same learning loop.

01TEAM PATHWAYS

Youth robotics teams

Helping young people build, code, compete, collaborate, and lead through hands-on robotics teams.

02HANDS-ON LEARNING

Camps & workshops

Short, joyful on-ramps to robotics, FIRST programs, coding, and engineering for curious learners.

03MAKE & ITERATE

Engineering & design

CAD, 3D printing, prototyping, and the real-world design skills that turn ideas into objects.

04TEAM COMMUNITY

Competition support

Scrimmages and peer learning that help rookie and veteran teams practice, connect, and grow.

05BELONGING IN STEM

Girls in robotics

Encouraging more girls to explore STEM, build confidence, and see themselves as robotics leaders.

06LOCAL ROOTS, GLOBAL REACH

Global partnerships

Working with local partners to share robotics learning, educator training, and tools where they are needed.

MEMBER-LED IN ACTION

Programs are led by the people closest to the learning: teams, mentors, educators, and partners.

DMV COMMUNITY

Robo Rumble

A day of building, testing, and friendly competition with SuGo Bots.

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Team scrimmages

Practice fields where teams sharpen skills and find community before competition.

LIBRARY LEARNING

Onshape CAD Camp

Young designers learn to model, prototype, and make their ideas real.

FROM HERE, TO EVERYWHERE

Local action. Shared possibility.

SREF connects practical learning with partners around the world—always building on local leadership and local context.

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Kampala, Uganda

Hands for Hope

An introduction to FIRST, FIRST LEGO League, and FIRST Tech Challenge for elementary and middle-school learners in Namuwongo.

Member-led outreach
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Puducherry, India

Educator workshop

An introduction to robotics and teacher-training workshop at Motilal Nehru Polytechnic College.

Educator capacity building
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India

3D printing access

A 3D printer and filament donation to Neo Gefmat Academies for school-age learners.

Technology access
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Nepal

Micro:bit classrooms

Twenty BBC micro:bit kits, with planned teacher training and virtual learning sessions for students.

Program in development

THE SREF PATHWAY

A first spark can become a team, a mentor, a career—and a way to give back.

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BUILD WITH US

There's room for every kind of builder.

01Schools & community partners02Mentors & volunteers03Supporters & sponsors