↑ Hands-on STEM Free resource library

We meet students
where they are —
then take them into
the machine shop.

Foundational literacy, math, and hands-on STEM — tutoring, field trips, and a free classroom resource library that connect the classroom to the real world of work.

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Students working through a hands-on engineering project in a Key Up Education maker lab — Real engineers, real machines, real third-graders.

About Key Up

Meet students exactly where they are.

Since 2017, Key Up Education has designed tutoring, instructional consulting, and hands-on STEM experiences that build the foundational literacy and math skills everything else depends on. Our approach is individualized, practical, and rooted in real-world application.

Founded and led by Mary Key, M.Ed., we specialize in at-risk learners — finding the specific skill gaps that hold a student back, and closing them, while easing the planning load on the teachers we work alongside.

Good teaching tools should never be locked behind a paywall.

Mary Key, M.Ed., founder of Key Up Education

Mary Key, M.Ed.Founder & Lead Consultant

Classroom Resources

The library. ↑ Always free.

Materials for both instructors and students — across STEAM, reading, writing, and social studies. No sign-up wall, no subscription.

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Instructors

Free for every teacher, every classroom, every time.

By the numbers

Programs that reach. Results that stick.

Years designing & running STEM programs

Since 2017

Industry & community partners

Grade 1 through college

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Students reached via camps & field trips

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Past Events

Real engineering, in students' hands.

Signature Program

Summer STEM Camps

Hands-on camps where students explore real engineering through projects like injection molding — shoulder-to-shoulder with working industry engineers.

With ZAG Equipment, Fordham Plastics & Core Technology Molding

Field Trip

Injection Molding & Math

One-of-a-kind third-grade field trips that teach math through injection molding — turning an abstract subject into something students can see, touch, and build.

Featured on WXII · Plastics Business · MoldMaking Technology

Curriculum

Standards-Aligned Partner Experiences

We train industry partners to deliver experiences mapped to academic standards, using Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to push students toward higher-order thinking.

Bring this to your school

For schools & partners

Bring a program to your students.

From a single field trip to a full summer camp — here's how it works.

Reach out

Tell us your grade level, your goals, and what your students need. Schools, districts, and community partners all welcome.

We design it

A hands-on program or field trip mapped to your academic standards — with the planning load on us, not on your teachers.

Students build

Real projects with real engineers. Foundational skills click when students can see it, touch it, and make it themselves.

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Our Team & Partners

Built with industry. For students.

Key Up Education is led by founder Mary Key, M.Ed., in partnership with engineers and manufacturers who open their doors, tools, and expertise to students — turning classroom concepts into the real work of making things.

RJG, Inc.
ZAG Equipment
Fordham Plastics
Core Technology Molding
VAULT
Your org here

Voices

What partners, teachers & families say.

A quote from an industry or community partner about the STEM events and what they gave students.

NameTitle, Organization

A quote from a teacher or school leader about the programs and the planning support Mary provides.

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A quote from a parent or student about the impact of hands-on learning and closing skill gaps.

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Get in touch

Let's build something
for your students. ↑

Schools, partners, and families welcome. Tell us what you're working on and how hands-on learning can help.

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We meet studentswhere they are —then take them intothe machine shop.