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Kids in Tech

Children Education

Lowell, MA 01853

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Our mission	Kids in Tech strives to excite, educate, and empower children to acquire skills and confidence in technology through interactive after school programs. Our programs focus on helping kids develop the necessary tech skills and aptitudes to participate in and be future leaders of the 21st-century innovation economy.

Opportunities	Career Day Speaker Speak to our tech club students about your career path in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at our various program sites. We hope your stories will help them become inspired about tech careers. Remember that elementary and middle school students respond well to hands-on, interactive, show-and-tell type information and presentations. Show them the equipment you use, the safety gear you wear, and examples of problems you try to solve. Occasional 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Skilled Weekdays After School Tech Club Volunteer Kids in Tech seeks talented and enthusiastic STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) related professionals to join our diverse team and serve as a volunteer teaching assistants for our after school tech club program. In our clubs, kids learn comprehensive technology skills. By working with Kids in Tech, you help turn kids into young tech leaders – experiencing success with successful adults. Weekly, Monthly 55+, Adults Individuals Indoor Formal, Skilled Weekdays

How you help	Volunteers inspire and empower the children in our clubs with technical skills they need for the career paths of the future.

About us	Kids in Tech was founded in 2016 in Lowell, Massachusetts to prepare disadvantaged kids with interactive, free after school programs in computers and technology. By 2024, 80% of the top 10 most in-demand STEM jobs in the Greater Lowell area will be in technology – and, these are the some of the top most desired skills for many growing industries across the country. In the past three years, Kids in Tech has offered programs at four different sites serving low-income kids in the Lowell area. Kids in Tech has proven, demonstrated results, with over 90 percent of our participants reporting increased knowledge, skills, and interest in STEM fields.