Build community trust and your future workforce, starting in local classrooms.
WhyMaker designs and delivers hands-on STEM education programs that connect students with your industry, strengthen your relationships in the communities where you operate, and deliver impact you can measure.
Book a discovery call →Delivering programs since 2018
Verified impact to date across our International programs
- 50,000+learners impacted
- 96%recommendation from teachers
- 75%work comes from repeat clients
- 3,000schools reached across 6 countries
Why energy organisation partner with WhyMaker
Education programs that earn trust, prove impact and build your talent pipeline.
-
Community trust
Be a genuine good neighbour in the regions where you build, generate and operate, with programs that give back to local schools, teachers and families.
-
Measurable impact
Every program is built around clear outcomes, so your social impact and community investment teams can report exactly what changed for students and educators.
-
Future workforce awareness
Every program is built around clear outcomes, so your social impact and community investment teams can report exactly what changed for students and educators.
Who we work with
Built for energy organisations and the teams who lead them
Our Partners
What we do
Three ways we bring your industry into the classroom
Our expert educators translate your organisation's goals into hands-on lessons and programs that spark curiosity and connect learning to real careers.
Instructional design
Custom, curriculum-aligned lessons and hands-on activities that showcase your industry and build the essential skills of the future workforce.
Professional development
Ready-to-use, hands-on training that equips educators to confidently teach STEM, career readiness and real-world learning.
Career pathway programs
Bring hands-on STEM to the places your community gathers. We design engaging activities and custom kits for company booths and community events.
Activity kits in action
See where your organisation could show up
Real WhyMaker activity kits at real events, built with partners to put their industry in young people's hands.
School outreach
Brentwood School District, Long Island · 2023
Students worked as structural engineers, building and testing floating offshore wind turbine platform prototypes. Each school kept a kit to keep teaching.
Every 5th grader
in the district took part
School workshops
East & West Middle Schools, Brentwood UFSD
Students built a simple circuit with NYPA-supplied materials to light up a red light, exploring renewable energy and how power reaches the grid.
2 schools
reached through NYPA's environmental justice outreach
After-school program
Longwood High School, with Stony Brook University
A three-month after-school program grounded in how drones are used on real infrastructure projects, from surveying to construction planning.
20 students
earned FAA Part 107 drone licences
Educator event
New York City area
An industry-led career panel, executive Q&A and hands-on workshop connecting teachers directly with Haugland engineers and project managers.
100+ educators
introduced to energy and infrastructure career pathways
WhyMaker Australia
We're now bringing our approach to Australian energy organisations.
Each program is designed around the goals of the organisation and the communities it serves.
The partnership
Proven with energy and education partners in the United States
Electric Vehicle Education
Challenge
With funding from Electrify America, NEF needed a trusted partner to scale electric vehicle education to students across the US.
What we delivered
NGSS-aligned curriculum, hands-on EV classroom kits and turnkey teacher materials, all branded for NEF.
Result
14,000+
students reached across 700+ classrooms nationwide
Energy Career Internships
Challenge
Haugland Group, Stony Brook University and Suffolk County wanted to engage local high school students early and build interest in high-demand energy careers.
What we delivered
A two-week summer internship covering HVDC systems, solar, EV infrastructure and cable installation, with job site visits, facility tours and daily sessions alongside energy professionals.
Result
2 weeks
of immersive energy-sector experience, now expanding into multi-week internships for high school and college students
"Partnering with WhyMaker has enabled NEF to advance its mission of building energy literacy through engaging, hands-on STEM activities. WhyMaker's innovative tools and support have brought real-world learning into classrooms, inspiring the next generation of problem solvers."
"The planning process with WhyMaker was seamless… The deliverables were thoughtfully designed and mission aligned. Over 84% of respondents [agreed or strongly agreed] that it added value to their SEEK experience."
In the media
A trusted voice in education and workforce development
- 11+podcast features
- 6+press articles
- 5+speaking events
Recognition · 2024
Founder Liz Gallo named one of Crain's New York Business Notable Leaders in Sustainability
How a university and industry partner are building tomorrow's power workforce
NYPA offers new offshore wind curriculum for students
High school students take part in inaugural careers program at Stony Brook
Longwood High School drone program with industry leaders
Building the future workforce: how engineering firms can help in K–12
Rising Above: Embracing the Power of Others on a Journey of Resilience
Are you an educator? Check out our STEM shop
Shop STEM Products
