Learning Unboxed: Hacking School, part 2
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By Annalies Corbin, PAST Foundation Well before educators and industry were talking about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and...


Learning Unboxed: Hacking School, part 1
By Annalies Corbin, PAST Foundation The disruption in education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light many long-standing...


Dr. Mandy Smith Joins PAST as the new Director of Research
Dr. Smith’s work spans numerous areas of education, including informal education contexts, PreK-16 education, play-based and...


PAST Foundation’s Maria Green Cohen to Expand Role
Maria first joined the PAST Foundation in 2007 as a member of the research team of ethnographers conducting PAST’s first STEM program...


Five Ways to Save Money on College Tuition
By Annalies Corbin We are coming up on High School graduation season once again and students around the world are grappling with the...


PAST Board Member Joins Eaton Corporation
Nick D’Angelo is Manager of Public Affairs for Eaton Corporation and specializes in state government and regulatory affairs for the...

Why Girls Who Lead?
By Annalies Corbin, President and CEO – Chief Goddess PAST launched the Girls Who Lead (#GirlsWhoLead) project on Thursday, January 19,...


David Blum Joins PAST Foundation Board
Dave wasted no time getting started. He nominated PAST for the BizTech award for Outstanding Nonprofit and along with BESA, we were...


Introducing Anastasia Bucknail
As an ESL teacher, Marina had the privilege of working with students from many cultures including Cambodia and Somalia. This experience...


Classroom Spotlight- Herbert Mills
Part 1: Planning of The Peace Project at Herbert Mills Elementary in Reynoldsburg, OH PAST works with schools to help build and support a...


Corbin Receives Ruppe’ Award
Dr. Annalies Corbin wins Carol V. Ruppe’ Distinguished Service Award Congratulations to Dr. Annalies Corbin, President & CEO of the PAST...
Our Learning Labs Are Now Open!
After months of renovation, what was a 32,000 square foot warehouse is now home to our Learning Lab spaces!
Our Interns Are On The Move!
At PAST Innovation Lab “real-world experience” isn’t just what we preach, we live it everyday. Our interns get hands-on experience...


A Wonderful Capstone Project by Sam Fulwider
“The goal of this project is to inform not only Upper Arlington students but students in Central Ohio and around the country about the...


Liberty Union-Thurston Local Schools Are Making News!
In April 2015 Liberty-Union students, faculty and parents found a unique way to share their Straight A Grant fund plans with the...


A Special Invitation
Among his many accomplishments, Marty developed the first commercially successful side scan sonar is known as “The Father of Side Scan...

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PAST Presents at OESCA Conference
On April 14, 2015 PAST joined with Fairfield County ESC partners to share their Growing SOIL and FAST programs, both funded with Ohio...


Happy Birthday PAST!
Here’s to the next 15 years!
Deep Horizons Research Institutes Discovery Labe
At the recent OETC in Columbus, Ohio, we met folks from the Deep Horizons Research Institutes Discovery Lab. They are interested in...
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