The inventors of tomorrow start with Piper!

Piper’s Vision

Whether with their build-it-yourself computer or hardware programming station, Piper inspire learners to become creators rather than consumers of technology, and to help them invent the future.

Piper blends physical building and virtual storytelling with block- and text-based programming to inspire the next generation of innovators.

Headquartered in San Francisco, USA, Piper is an award winning and leading STEM education company that empowers inventors of tomorrow through technology-driven play. The Piper team is made-up of inventors, parents, scientists, artists, engineers, dreamers and explorers. Led by Princeton graduate Mark Pavlyukovskyy and MIT graduate and Stanford fellow Dr. Joel Sadler, Piper launched in 2014. Dr. Joel Sadler, (Mit/Stanford), Time Magazine top 50 inventor of the year, joined as a co-founder in 2014 while he was completing his Stanford thesis entitled "Enabling Novices to Prototype Electronics."

Piper’s products help children build confidence through hands-on learning about electronics, coding and more, and used by more than 500 schools throughout the United States and in more than 750 schools worldwide.

The Piper Computer Kit, Piper's first product, was launched in 2015 with a successful Kickstarter campaign and received an endorsements from Apple creator Steve Wozniak and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. In 2016, the Piper Computer Kit went global with sales to schools and parents in over 20 countries and remains the highest rated STEM product on Amazon.

Learning ​Development

Creative ​confidence ​is ​the ​measurement ​we ​look ​to ​impact ​with ​students. ​We ​have conducted ​Stanford ​developed ​surveys ​and ​found ​that ​kids ​who ​use ​Piper ​show ​an 25% ​growth ​in ​creative ​confidence ​around ​building ​electronics. ​That ​number ​grows ​to 54% ​for ​kids ​that ​rate ​themselves ​with ​low ​confidence ​when ​starting ​a ​Piper ​program.

These ​results ​are ​from ​78 ​sixth ​grade ​students ​who ​completed ​Piper ​lessons ​at ​two different ​schools. 

As ​students ​progress ​through ​Piper ​curriculum, ​kids ​learn ​the ​electronics ​and programming ​skills ​necessary ​to ​invent ​solutions ​to ​the ​problems ​that ​surround ​them. These ​skills ​include ​building, ​parallel ​circuitry, ​breadboarding, ​problem ​solving, ​critical thinking ​and ​growth ​mindset.

Piper’s Mission

Piper provides equitable access to STEAM education by demystifying technology for students, teachers and families.

  • Piper empowers the inventors of tomorrow by helping students and families understand technology from the inside out, inspiring children to feel connected to STE(A)M.

  • Piper gives students the tools, information, curiosity and understanding required to be empowered in STE(A)M and education.

  • Piper is centred around demystifying technology.

  • Piper provides real connections. It's a hands-on, fun, dynamic and challenging learning discovery that help both students and parents understand the value of STEAM and computer science.

  • Piper helps students engage with STEAM every step of the way. Piper fosters an engaging, hands-on, collaborative environment where learning can prevail and connections can be made.