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title: "STEM and Franchising!"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ee7a6439-6635-4c5d-ba02-05c598f45e38
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/stem-and-franchising-11111
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
published: 2017-03-16T00:19:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:22.613Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# STEM and Franchising!

**TL;DR:** Engineering For Kids founder Dori Roberts created an afterschool club that led to the development of a franchise opportunity. The brand has grown to 150 franchise locations and locations in 26 countries in just five years.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/stem-and-franchising-11111).*

## Story

Engineering For Kids comes from the mind of educator Dori Roberts. With an extensive educational background in math and technology education, Roberts taught engineering at the high school level for 11 years. During her teaching career, she saw a dire need for math, science and engineering programs. To fill this void, she started an afterschool club that participated in various engineering and science-based competitions.

After membership hit 180 students and the group won multiple state championships, she decided to tailor the program and apply it to a wider age demographic. With the extremely positive response she received from parents and administrators, Roberts saw a great business opportunity, leaving the teaching profession and devoting 100 percent of her time to developing the Engineering For Kids franchise program. In just five years, Dori grew the brand to 150 franchise locations and locations in 26 countries!

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchise opportunity (topic)
- stem education (topic)
- after school programs (topic)
- Engineering For Kids (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/stem-and-franchising-11111). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ee7a6439-6635-4c5d-ba02-05c598f45e38).