To Serve & Inspire — bringing STEM experiences to young students
Handing the controller to the next kid: elementary-school outreach, cultural celebrations and a community showcase at Alpharetta City Hall. More than 800 children introduced to robotics.
Handing the controller to the next kid — through outreach events and volunteering to teach young students, and bringing hands-on opportunities to underprivileged children.
Why outreach
My main goal for outreach is expanding the opportunities for all kids to have an access point to STEM. All kids should have an equal chance of succeeding in STEM.
Throughout my high school years, I have become increasingly committed to making STEM opportunities accessible to more children. Why should some kids grow up with clear pathways into STEM while others never even learn what STEM stands for? Through outreach with my robotics team, I have personally helped introduce more than 800 children to robotics at elementary school events involving IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), cultural celebrations at libraries, and a community showcase we organized at Alpharetta City Hall.
Giving children a chance to drive our robots turns an unfamiliar subject into something they can explore firsthand. They can see how the robot moves, discover the mechanisms behind it, and ask questions. I’m always happy to explain — and especially excited when they ask how they can build a robot themselves.
Elementary school outreach
At school outreach events, I often meet students who want to know everything: how the robot works, how we built it, and how they could build one too. Their curiosity is what makes these visits meaningful to me. When they approach our robots with surprise and excitement, they remind me of my own first experiences with robotics. I hope these encounters help them see STEM as something they can participate in.
Elementary school outreach · Jan 2025
Answering questions · Jan 2025
Kids at the controls · Jan 2025
School gym demo · Feb 2025
Cultural celebrations
Cultural celebrations allow us to introduce robotics to families who may not have come specifically for a STEM activity. Children enjoy driving the robots while discovering a little about the engineering behind them, and parents get a chance to learn about our team.
I was responsible for preparing our robot for a Chinese New Year celebration, adapting it to reflect Chinese traditions while preserving its key functions. Connecting robotics with a familiar cultural celebration gave us another way to spark curiosity and start conversations about STEM.
Coaching a young driver
The robot, dressed for the New Year
Chinese New Year celebration
Alpharetta City Hall
At our team’s showcase, Building Georgia’s Future — One Robot at a Time, we invited elected officials, education leaders, and families to experience our robots firsthand. We wanted to demonstrate how support for STEM education helps students like us learn, create, collaborate, and share what we know.
For me, the event was also an opportunity to explain why access matters. I wanted our leaders to see the value of giving more students the chance to explore STEM through hands-on experiences. Every child deserves an opportunity to discover an interest or ability they might not otherwise know they have.
Letting a young visitor drive
Presenting to officials and families
Our thank-you to State Senator Shawn Still
Arcturus Robotics at City Hall · Sep 19, 2026
Recognition
For the 2025–26 season, the coaches of STREM HQ Tech Academy (Arcturus Robotics) gave me a Certificate of Distinction with the title “Outreach Sage.”
Certificate of Distinction — “Outreach Sage,” Team 13245 · 2025–26 season