Smile Foundation Connect

STEM is not a privilege: it's a pathway to opportunity.

Smile Foundation's STEM Education Program is building a future-ready generation by integrating STEM learning into mainstream education across India, from urban slums to remote tribal belts. Our goal is to make hands-on, inquiry-driven, and inclusive STEM education accessible to all.

Our Interventions

In-School

STEM For All
An NEP-aligned, three-tiered program — Ramanujan, Sarabhai, and Kalam, systematically guides students from curiosity to empowered problem-solving while providing holistic support to both students and teachers

Tinker-for-All
A structured 3-year program featuring hands-on tinkering labs, coding, robotics, and IoT workshops, innovation challenges, real-world projects, and teacher capacity building for tech-driven learning

STEM-Nayika
Designed to empower girls in STEM, an NEP-aligned, three-tiered program — Ramanujan, Sarabhai, and Kalam, guiding them from curiosity to confident problem-solving, while promoting gender equity
Mobility

STEM-on-Wheels
Brings STEM education to schools/ underserved communities through mobile setups equipped with digital tools, age-appropriate/curriculum mapped DIY kits, and hands-on models

Tinker-on-Wheels
Fully equipped bus with tinkering tools and materials, focused on problem-solving and real-world, community-based challenges, nurturing a maker mindset among students
System Strengthening

Leap to STEM
A state-led initiative to embed STEM education via enriched curriculum, empowered educators, skilled support, and sustainable mentoring systems

Activation of ATLs
A one-year initiative to transform underutilized Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) into active innovation hubs ensuring long-term sustainability