Schools worldwide are struggling to keep pace with rapid technological developments, creating a growing gap between traditional education and the skills needed for tomorrow's economy.

Challenge

TEC REC

TEC REC (Technology Recreation) pedagogy is designed to build students’ STEAM skills necessary to operate in the new economy.

Our goal is to inspire, instruct & entertain students so that they learn without even realizing they are “learning”.

TEC REC Club

The TEC REC Club serves as a bridge to Silicon Valley and tech centers around the world, providing students with access to cutting-edge ideas and technologies, offering innovative projects that put academic learning into practice in fun & inspiring ways. TEC REC Clubs are meant to complement classroom instruction, providing safe, curated, stimulating learning opportunities.

The TEC REC pedagogy was developed for YouthSF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and has yielded positive results for over 10 years.

Features

Monthly Resources: Keeping your community connected with the latest STEAM opportunities

Projects of the Month: From AI Modeling and Circuit Electronics to Video Game Creation

Student Showcase: Exhibiting student projects from Claymation to original GarageBand music

— Member Benefits —

Passports: Track activities and earn stamps in a STEAM “passport”

Community: Custom Google Classroom for your club to chat, share ideas, schedule meetups

Special Access: Use your TEC REC Club account to access premium features for 3rd party tools and programs

Speaker Series: Hear directly from Astronauts to Zoologists

TEC REC has proven wildly successful with students from over one hundred schools participating, and now we are eager to expand TEC REC beyond our physical Labs to an online community of students across the country & around the world.

100+ Schools

HIGHLIGHT ACTIVITIES

World Class Webinars

Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., former NASA astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station, has been a long-time collaborator with the TEC REC Club. In the coming months, we will coordinate a live webinar featuring Dr. Chiao for TEC REC Clubs – a truly inspiring opportunity for students to connect with a real-life space explorer and STEAM leader.

Video Game Exchange

TEC REC Club allows students to learn how games are made & provides licenses to BLOXELS, the tool used to build the games, FREE of charge. Students create their very own game and can then share them with students around the world.

Clubs - Creating Together

TEC REC Clubs typically meet once a month in schools, makerspaces, community centers, and any other venue to gather. As a club Point-of-Contact, you get members started on something to learn & create, then members work at their own pace to build projects, peruse inspiring videos, play educational games, or just bond with their peers.

Club members come together and the leader presents a project with instructions to focus on for the session. (see projects page) Additionally, kids can peruse TEC REC Club site for inspiration.

Meet

Build

Kids gather supplies and split-off to independently start building their unique creations. The Lead answers any questions and helps with any steps along the way.

Share

At the end of the session, everyone presents their creations, recapping decisions or showing off features. The Lead facilitates the show & tell. Don’t forget to snap pics and upload to TECRECClub.org.

Establish a club for your school or organization for FREE. Build STEAM projects with your students then share with the global TEC REC Community. You can even join online challenges and hackathon events. Follow the steps below to enroll: