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title: "Houston Chronicle: 25-Year-Old Houston Native Opens IDEA Lab Kids to Give Back to Community"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4f9a5ed8-0ce6-4685-a7c3-79da039c4e76
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/houston-chronicle-25-year-old-houston-native-opens-idea-lab-kids-to-give-back-to-community-2714657
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-01-06T22:17:11.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:41.693Z
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# Houston Chronicle: 25-Year-Old Houston Native Opens IDEA Lab Kids to Give Back to Community

**TL;DR:** Shivam Bhatka, a 25-year-old entrepreneur, opens an IDEA Lab Kids franchise in Houston, Texas, to give back to his community and provide STEAM education. The franchise, located in the brand's headquarters market, offers a unique approach to learning by applying arts to STEM fields.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-01-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/houston-chronicle-25-year-old-houston-native-opens-idea-lab-kids-to-give-back-to-community-2714657).*

## Story

**For the past few years, Shivam Bhatka has been working in Washington D.C. in a role with the federal government, but the 25-year-old entrepreneur is returning to his native Houston for his newest venture: an** **IDEA Lab Kids franchise****.**

**According to the Houston Chronicle****, Bhatka decided he wanted to open an IDEA Lab Kids as a way to give back to his community in Cypress.**

**“You can teach a child chemistry, anatomy, and teach them to memorize concepts, but that’s not the way they learn,” he told the Houston Chronicle. “The way they learn is applying it through the arts. The moment you apply arts to the field of STEM, you make it a lot more practical, more engaging and relatable. I think that’s what makes** **IDEA Lab** **so innovative.”**

**Bhatka’s IDEA Lab Kids, located in the brand’s headquarter market, is approximately 2,500 square feet with a room set up for each element of STEAM.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- houston (location)
- franchise opening (topic)
- Washington, D.C. (location)
- stem education (topic)
- IDEA Lab Kids (company)
- community giving (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/idealabkids/houston-chronicle-25-year-old-houston-native-opens-idea-lab-kids-to-give-back-to-community-2714657). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4f9a5ed8-0ce6-4685-a7c3-79da039c4e76).