Embark Labs Competitors

We prepare and empower teachers and implement elementary coding and computer science programs nationwide in order to reach all students, creating equitable access to 21st-century skills. This mission statement provides an overall scope or purpose for doing what we do. Every school district we work with, every project we work on, or every person we collaborate with in some way helps us achieve our mission. If we achieve our mission, our vision of “[e]nsuring ALL elementary students learn to code by empowering teachers” will happen. BootUp PD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has worked on elementary computer science implementations in nine states, over 30 school districts, with over 400 teachers and reaching over 150,000 elementary students around the country. In addition, our free coding curriculum and resources are being used on every continent except Antarctica! We will impact thousands of elementary teachers of coding and hundreds of thousands of elementary students in the coming years and by joining our team, you will be able to assist with expanding our impact and continuing to improve upon what we offer.

SparkTruck is an educational build-mobile—essentially a makerspace on wheels. It has completed several cross-country trips and worked with thousands of students and teachers, spreading the fun of hands-on learning and encouraging kids to find their inner maker. SparkTruck began at Stanford University, as the masters thesis of a group of design students. It has lived at Stanford until 2017, when it was adopted by Southern Methodist University. Reborn as the SMU MakerTruck, it's now engaged in maker education initiatives in the Dallas, TX area.