About CurioLab

Learn engineering. Build with purpose.

Students don't learn engineering just to learn it. They learn because there's something they want to make.

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Our mission

To empower young people with the knowledge, creativity, confidence, and independence to recognize human needs and engineer solutions that improve people's lives.

Our vision

A world where every young person believes they have the ability to turn curiosity into meaningful inventions and make a positive difference in the lives of others.

What we believe

Engineering begins with people.
Purpose creates the motivation to learn.
Every student can grow into an independent inventor.
Creativity needs both freedom and structure.
Engineering opportunities should be accessible.

Open to every student

A family's budget shouldn't decide who gets to invent.

University mentorsCollege students guide every team.
School and community partnersWe work with schools and local groups to reach more students.
Sponsors and donorsThey help cover materials and costs.

Two students laugh together at a table during a session

A university mentor leans over a table to help a student at his laptop

Two sides of the mission

Students and mentors both grow.

Students: Middle and high schoolers learn to design, build, and test their own ideas.
University mentors: College students learn to teach, lead, and run a chapter.