Dori Roberts taught high school engineering for 11 years. To fill what she saw as a void in STEM education, the mother of two started an after school club that participated in various STEM-based competitions. After membership hit 180 students and the group won multiple state championships, she expanded the program and devoted 100 percent of her time to develop Engineering For Kids (EFK).
Engineering For Kids began operating out of Dori’s Virginia home as she introduced her programs to local recreation centers. As demand for the programs increased, along with Dori’s desire to impact as many youth as possible, she began franchising Engineering For Kids in 2012. Today, the company operates over 140 franchises in 32 states and 19 countries.
COMPANY INFO:
· Geared to kids ages 4-14, EFK offers after-school programs, camps and classes.
· While other programs focus on LEGO kits, students enrolled in Engineering For Kids’ aerospace engineering programs design and build rockets, parachutes and lunar landers. Students enrolled in mechanical engineering programs design and build rollercoasters, sails and catapults.
· EFK has a proprietary curriculum with over 300 lessons in 19 different curricular areas.
· Nearly doubled system-wide sales; 2014 $5M – 2015 $10M
· 25 new franchises planned for 2016
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