MakerState empowers kids ages 6-14 with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) passion and skill through hands-on projects in robot engineering, wearable electronic fashions, video game design, 3D prototyping, and printing, comic book creation, and moviemaking. MakerState hosts more than 100 makerspaces nationwide in schools and after-school programs as well as community workshops, pop-up makerspaces, and summer camps.

How does MakerState inspire kids with a love of learning? The core of our STEAM-mastery makerspace program is the “Challenge” project (science, tech, enginee...