Chennai, India
Kits sentTwenty kits sent to two schools
Twenty BBC micro:bit educational kits were sent for classroom STEM education at Tirusulam Panchayat Union Middle School and St. Raphael’s Girls Higher Secondary School in Santhome, Chennai.
Robotics education without borders
Curiosity
becomes capability.
SREF expands access to robotics, engineering, and design through hands-on programs, educator training, and partnerships that help young people turn ideas into real-world skills.
Connected byRobotics
01Students02Mentors03Schools04Communities60+CAD learners
3 + 3summer camps + day camps
20micro:bit kits donated
8robotics scrimmages
900+students reached
How we help
Learning that moves beyond the classroom.
Each program is a practical pathway—from a learner’s first line of code to a team preparing for competition.
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Youth robotics camps & challenges
Joyful, hands-on experiences where students build robots, learn coding and engineering, and apply their ideas through friendly challenges.
Explore this program →02Engineering & design education
Learners move from an idea to a working prototype through CAD, 3D printing, fabrication, iteration, and design-centered problem solving.
Explore this program →03Competition support & scrimmages
Practice events help rookie and veteran teams test robots, troubleshoot problems, network, and prepare for official tournaments.
Explore this program →04Girls in robotics
Programs encourage more girls to explore STEM, build confidence, and see themselves as designers, engineers, and robotics leaders.
Explore this program →05FIRST awareness & team pathways
Introductory sessions explain FIRST, FLL, and FTC while helping young people understand how to join, build, collaborate, and compete.
Explore this program →Micro:bit Education Program
Small computer. A more accessible first step.
A practical coding program for children who have limited access to computers, devices, and structured technology education. Small micro:bit kits, shared computers, and guided lessons create an approachable first step into coding.
Nepal
In progressClassroom program in development
A Micro:bit classroom initiative is in progress, with teacher training and virtual learning sessions for students planned as the program develops.
Additional initiatives
Tools and training, placed with purpose.
Alongside the Micro:bit Education Program, SREF supports educators and schools with practical training and tools that can continue creating value locally.
Puducherry, India
Robotics teacher workshop
An introduction-to-robotics and teacher-training workshop at Motilal Nehru Government Polytechnic College helped educators explore hands-on STEM instruction.
India
3D printing for students
A 3D printer and filament were donated to Neo Gefmat Academies to give school students direct access to design, prototyping, and making.