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643: Teaching Kids STEM at Home with Oscar Pedroso

SharkPreneur
SharkPreneur
Episode • Jun 18, 2021 • 15m

Teaching Kids STEM at Home

Oscar Pedroso, Thimble.io

 

– The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 643 Oscar Pedroso

Oscar Pedroso is founder/CEO of Thimble - an education tech business based in Buffalo, NY that prepares kids for 21st century careers in robotics, coding, machine learning, and other STEM disciplines. His team is working with over 250 schools in all 50 states and 30 countries and has a plan to reach 3 million students by 2024. Prior to founding Thimble, Oscar worked as a K-12 educator and college admission officer - recruiting high school students for admission into top universities. In his roles, he worked closely with underrepresented students - inspiring them to pursue STEM majors and careers - even if STEM wasn't their first choice. 

 

Oscar is a first generation high school and college graduate, and entrepreneur. His family hails from Honduras. In his free time, Oscar enjoys swimming, making wine, mentoring newbie founders, and becoming a better cook in the kitchen. 

 

Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Oscar Pedroso about teaching kids STEM at home.

Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show:

●    Why STEM learning should be for everyone, not just the “nerds.”

●    How Thimble was created because people wanted to build robots and drones but didn’t have a starting point.

●    How Thimble has two programs, one for parents and one for schools and how they operate.

 

Connect with Oscar:

Guest Contact Info

Twitter

@Thimbleio

Instagram

@official_thimbleio

Facebook

facebook.com/thimbleio


Links Mentioned:

thimble.io

 

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