--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | Community Partnership Program description: Community Partnership Program | Maker Education Blog --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Annotation%202020-02-05%20111502.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfuns-community-partnership-program) ## [SparkFun's Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfuns-community-partnership-program) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 2/11/20, 6:18 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfuns-community-partnership-program#comments-listing) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Did you know SparkFun offers a Community Partnership Program? Through this program, we provide hardware donations to students, hobbyists, philanthropists and entrepreneurs to support their work. Our ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/sparkfuns-community-partnership-program) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Sept%2019/Afternoon%20work-%20VR.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) ## [Wearable Sensors for Balance and Movement Summer School](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) BY [Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/dr-jean-sébastien-blouin) 9/17/19, 6:42 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school#comments-listing) [Events](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/events) [student projects](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/student-projects) [e-textiles](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/e-textiles) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) From August 12th to August 16th the Origins of Balance Deficit and Falls Research Cluster hosted its first Summer School on Wearable Sensors for Balance & Movement. The event was organized by ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/wearable-sensors-for-balance-and-movement-summer-school) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/Innovation%20Center.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/replicable-models-of-innovation-series-innovation-center-of-st.-vrain-valley-schools) ## [Replicable Models of Innovation Series: Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/replicable-models-of-innovation-series-innovation-center-of-st.-vrain-valley-schools) BY [Jahnell Pereira](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jahnell-pereira) 9/25/18, 6:28 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/replicable-models-of-innovation-series-innovation-center-of-st.-vrain-valley-schools#comments-listing) [funding](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/funding) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) [STEAM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/steam) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) [STEM](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/stem) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We are officially launching our "Replicable Models of Innovation" series. Schools and districts across the nation are developing and implementing models of innovation to increase the number of ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/replicable-models-of-innovation-series-innovation-center-of-st.-vrain-valley-schools) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Feb%202018/HAT%20(1).jpeg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/one-educators-journey-to-becoming-rpi-certified) ## [Pi in the Sky? 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[Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/one-educators-journey-to-becoming-rpi-certified) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Jan%202018/LightUp3.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/lessons-learned-from-lighting-up-the-library) ## [Lessons Learned From 'Lighting Up the Library' at an Urban Tech High School ](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/lessons-learned-from-lighting-up-the-library) BY [Joanna Drusin](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/joanna-drusin) 1/25/18, 6:05 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/lessons-learned-from-lighting-up-the-library#comments-listing) [paper circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/paper-circuits) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [basic circuits](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/basic-circuits) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) At Brooklyn Tech High School, our student population is nearly 6,000, making us one of the largest high schools in the country. I am one of three librarians serving such a large student body, and ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/lessons-learned-from-lighting-up-the-library) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Jan%202018/OSU%20ToyAdapt.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/6-trends-from-community-partners) ## [6 Trends From SparkFun's Community Partners in 2017](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/6-trends-from-community-partners) BY [Megan Arnold](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-arnold) 1/11/18, 6:30 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/6-trends-from-community-partners#comments-listing) [Maker Education](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/maker-education) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This month, SparkFun is celebrating the first anniversary of our Community Partnership Program, designed to facilitate hardware donations to applicants using electronics to build and advance their ... 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Women in diverse fields come to the event ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/fostering-diversity-and-inclusivity-in-the-maker-community-one-makeathon-at-a-time) [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/November%202017/20171106_164246.jpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/teaching-coding-to-kids-using-raspberry-pi-3-and-scratch) ## [Teaching Coding to Kids Using Raspberry Pi 3 and Scratch](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/teaching-coding-to-kids-using-raspberry-pi-3-and-scratch) BY [Ira Sather-Olson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/ira-sather-olson) 11/30/17, 6:10 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/teaching-coding-to-kids-using-raspberry-pi-3-and-scratch#comments-listing) [makerspace](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/makerspace) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [Community Partnership Program](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/community-partnership-program) [raspberry pi](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/raspberry-pi) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) With demand for computer science skills on the rise in America and around the world, it’s become increasingly apparent that elementary school children need to learn basic coding skills and computer ... 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