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Opening doors to technology for the next generation.

Through our Teen Tech Summit and Pilot Prodigies programs, Grace3 brings aviation, robotics and hands-on technology experiences to Black students and underserved youth — building skills, confidence and a path into the industries shaping the future.

5th Annual Teen Tech Summit

Annual community gathering

3,200+

Students reached

Drones, Robotics & Aviation

Hands-on learning experiences

Teen Tech Summit

A city of students, a runway of ideas.

Each year in Philadelphia, the Teen Tech Summit brings students together for hands-on sessions in drones, robotics, AI and aviation. Mentors and industry partners make the day practical, welcoming and full of new possibilities.

A student in an orange Somerset Academy shirt learning to fly a drone while an instructor guides her hands at Franklin Field
Students flying at the Teen Tech Summit.
Three students in orange event shirts in front of the Teen Tech Summit banner at Franklin Field
Students at Franklin Field, Philadelphia.
Students gathered around a four-legged robotics dog on the field
Up close with autonomous robotics.
A mentor in a dark cap and sunglasses guiding a young girl holding a drone controller at a table of drones
Learning to fly, one controller at a time.
A speaker in a navy polo addressing students in orange shirts on the field inside a stadium
Kicking off the summit on the field.
A student holding up a large gold championship belt reading FIDA Philadelphia Drone Soccer Teen Summit Champions
Drone soccer champions.

Pilot Prodigies

From classroom to cockpit.

Pilot Prodigies introduces Black students to flight training, drone operation and robotics engineering through engaging, hands-on education. The program helps young people see themselves in the career pathways shaping aerospace and technology.

A mentor operating a four-legged robot while students watch from the steps
Mentors guiding the next generation.
An instructor helping a student at a computer workstation in a classroom
Hands-on learning, one workstation at a time.
A mentor and a large group of students holding certificates together in a classroom
Celebrating student milestones.
A smiling mentor in a white Xtreme Teen Tech Summit shirt and lanyard pointing beside an Xtreme Teen Tech Summit banner
Mentors who make it click.
Students in green-and-white school uniforms gathered around a SkyRover drone controller
Student hands on the drone controls.
A student in a hoodie holding a drone with a smiling Philadelphia Police officer on a field
Learning alongside community partners.

Aerial spectacle

Drones that put on a show.

Blue drone lights spelling Happy 30th Birthday above a Penn campus building at night
Drone lights writing a message above Penn's campus.
Multicolored drone lights forming an abstract emblem above a Penn campus building at night
TEEN TECH SUMMIT spelled out in drone lights.
A multicolored drone light formation above Franklin Field with a Penn campus building behind
The show over Franklin Field.

National HBCU Week

Opening the industry to the next generation.

Grace3's youth programs sit inside a national push to open technology and aviation careers to Black students.

The President speaking at a lectern in front of a National HBCU Week Conference backdrop

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See the programs in action.

Teen Tech Summit highlights
5th Annual SOAR Summit highlights.

More footage from our programs is coming soon.

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Bring these programs to your students.

Schools, districts and community organizations can partner with Grace3 to bring meaningful technology experiences to more young people.

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