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A UC Berkeley SkyDeck Pad-13 Company

What kids build,
builds them

BlueRobins helps students in grades 3-12 build frontier-sector projects with expert mentors and grow a certified portfolio.

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A parent's story

A student's story

Mentor spotlight

A mentor's story

Why choose BlueRobins

Your child’s curiosity is already a direction.

Wherever their curiosity lies becomes a mentored project they can finish, show and build on.

Discover

Explore curiosity through guided project pathways.

Build Skills

16-session immersive projects across 23 frontier sectors.

Mentorship

Consistent feedback, encouragement, momentum, and accountability.

Recognition

Portfolio-worthy achievements and showcases.

Sparkers|Grades 3-5

Discover what excites them. Ship first projects and build the confidence to keep creating.

Explorers|Grades 6-8

Build across interests. Turn projects into a growing portfolio and stronger skills.

Launchers|Grades 9-12

Articulate purpose. Complete advanced projects, critiques, and public work that stands out.

The builder arc

A progressive builder journey

Sparker → Explorer → Launcher. Each stage builds the next, 45 minutes a week.

Frontier sectors

Future-ready
confidence starts here

A few starting points from our 23 frontier sectors. Each collection helps students turn curiosity into portfolio-ready projects.

Explorer|Grades 6-8

Health and medicine

Build diagnostics, devices, and tools that help people stay healthy.

Explore sector
Launcher|Grades 9-12

Biotech and life sciences

Design with DNA, proteins, and the code of living things.

Explore sector
Explorer|Grades 6-8

Finance and markets

Build trading strategies and tools that read live market data.

Explore sector
Explorer|Grades 6-8

Climate and clean energy

Build clean-energy and climate projects that cut emissions.

Explore sector
Explorer|Grades 6-8

Nature and ecology

Study wildlife and ecosystems, and build tools to track them.

Explore sector
Explorer|Grades 6-8

Food and agriculture

Build the future of food, farming, and what we eat.

Explore sector

Find your project

Match your child to the right frontier project in 60 seconds.

Answer six quick questions and we’ll match you to the perfect projects.

Take the 60-second quiz

Meet our mentors

Our mentors are builders, researchers, and founders from top universities and companies.

  • Ellie

    Berkeley Haas MBA, Google

  • Dr. Tyler

    Information science PhD, Wayne State University

  • Arnia

    Mechanical engineering, Columbia

  • Vihaan

    Visual effects, SCAD

  • Rosh — Columbia Business School / AI, Robotics & Sustainability
  • Arnia — Columbia Engineering / Robotics & Applied ML
  • Anoushka — Neuroscience from UC Berkeley
  • Michael Cruz — Senior Software Engineer at Disney
  • Dr. Aditya — Harvard HGSE / IIT Bombay PhD
  • Bhavika — Bioinformatics Scientist / NCBS, UCSF & Stanford
  • Akshath — Industrial Engineering & Data Science, UC Berkeley

Outcomes that multiply

Numbers that change a child’s trajectory.

2,880

Sessions of mentoring

100%

Project completion

9

Builder skills

23

Frontier sectors

A student sharing their BlueRobins project story

Builders in action

Meet our builders

Before you start

Questions parents ask us first.

BlueRobins projects are designed for curious students in Grades 3–12 who want to create, experiment, and turn ideas into projects. No prior experience is needed - mentors meet students where they are and grow the challenge as they grow.

Ready to turn your child’s curiosity into projects?

01

Create Account

Sign up in under a minute to unlock the full project library.

02

Browse Projects

Explore Sparker, Explorer, and Launcher projects across every interest.

03

Book a Free Session

Meet a mentor, try a project, and see if it’s the right fit.