Resource Area For Teaching

Education programs: we have various education programs. We have engaged over 10,000 students in hands-on steam learning and facilitated more than 100 hands-on steam events at schools and community centers with our maker mobile program. Served over 400 students in extended learning programming (summer school), delivered steamdream box (summer program materials), and developed 10 new steam learning activity kits.

Materials donation/upcycling program: raft diverts over 370 cubic tons of materials from landfills annually and makes them available for members in our resource center. Raft works with bay area companies to collect and upcycle materials they no longer need, from office supplies to lab equipment, so that raft can repurpose them into hands-on learning materials. Members can also buy them in bulk to create their own learning materials. Since being founded in 1994, raft has received over 10 million cubic feet of donated materials. Raft addresses educators' needs and provides educational materials that fulfill the necessary standards to prepare students for future careers.