Latest News


SAE International’s A World In Motion STEM Program Receives Grant From PPG Foundation

March 10, 2022 | Posted in News From Us

SAE International’s SAE Foundation announced today that it received a grant from the PPG Foundation to expand SAE International’s A World In Motion® (AWIM) program efforts. This expanded program will impact more than 3,000 middle school students in Southeast Michigan; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Ontario, …


Students Race for Gold at the Virtual JetToy Competition Supported by Kia Georgia

January 20, 2022 | Posted in News From Us
Students Race for Gold at the Virtual JetToy Competition Supported by Kia Georgia

At the end of every year, children excitedly anticipate school breaks, snow days and holiday traditions, but added to that list for nearly 500 elementary students this December was SAE International’s Virtual JetToy Competition. Sponsored by Kia Georgia, the signature …


Team Calgary Flies High, Navigates COVID to Win SAE AEROCONNECT Challenge 

July 29, 2021 | Posted in News From Us

The inaugural SAE AeroConnect Challenge™ was just over a week away. As a team of engineering students from the University of Calgary prepared to travel to California to participate in the competition, COVID-19 hit—putting a halt to their plans and …


Kia Georgia Partners with SAE to Bring STEM Experiences to Youth

July 16, 2021 | Posted in News From Us
Kia Georgia Partners with SAE to Bring STEM Experiences to Youth

Since 2012, Kia Georgia and SAE International have partnered together to reach over 83,000 students in over 60 schools. Their partnership is fueled by spreading the joy of STEM learning to kids in Kia communities in Georgia and Alabama. A …


Advancing Organizational Culture for Improved DEI

July 13, 2021 | Posted in News From Us

Experts from education and industry came together to discuss improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the mobility industry at the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership (IDEAL) Summit during SAE 2021 AeroTech.  During the engaging discussion, eight panelists shared …


SAE A World In Motion Wins SIIA CODiE Award 2021

July 6, 2021 | Posted in News From Us

We are thrilled to announce that the SAE A World In Motion® (AWIM®) PreK-8 STEM program has been named winner of the SIIA CODiE 2021 award for “Best Foundational Technology/ Engineering (STEM) Instructional Solution.” The Software & Information Industry Association …


Retiring Teacher Still Inspiring STEM Students in Detroit

Retiring Teacher Still Inspiring STEM Students in Detroit

Morning announcements. For eighth graders at Gompers Elementary-Middle School in Detroit, it was a chance to challenge their younger classmates with an academic “question of the day.” But for one particular group of fifth graders, it also became their time …


PreK Students Learn About STEM By Exploring Nature

PreK Students Learn About STEM By Exploring Nature

It was there all along. An unassuming Jacaranda tree next to a tire swing at the Children’s Center at Caltech. Students in the PreK program passed under the tree dozens of times without giving it much thought. That was until …


Fifth Graders Compete in AWIM JetToy Challenge

June 3, 2021 | Posted in Georgia, Life & Physical Science, News From Us, Stories
Fifth Graders Compete in AWIM JetToy Challenge

It’s hard to miss the display case just inside the main entrance of the school. There, for all to see, is a t-shirt signed by the team and a medal from that special day. By the time students at Unity …


AWIM Connects First Graders with Virtual Volunteers in Arizona

AWIM Connects First Graders with Virtual Volunteers in Arizona

Sixteen first graders at Auxier Elementary School near Chandler, Arizona, spend most days stuck alone in their classroom with only their teacher. Like so many other virtual and in-person students, they’ve been isolated from other classmates and outside contact because …