Learn Fresh programs are designed to increase students’ engagement and achievement in STEM subjects by leveraging their passion for sports and entertainment. Their flagship program, NBA Math Hoops, is a board game, curriculum, and community program built around real-world NBA/WNBA athletes to develop algebra readiness and social-emotional competency for students in grades 4-8. It is through the support of partners like the AMETEK Foundation that NBA Math Hoops is offered at no-cost to students and educators. This year, a group of students from the U.S. and Australia were given the opportunity to attend the 2023 NBA Math Hoops Global Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Vision Research, a business of AMETEK, kicked off the championship round with a hands-on demonstration of its Phantom high-speed cameras. The students were excited to learn that the cameras have been used for slow-motion instant replay images during sporting events and for slowing down their favorite superheroes in popular movies. They also learned about the applications where these cameras are used, including in animal behavior and sustainability research, and they even got to make their own slow-motion highlight reel as a keepsake.

“It was great to engage the students in a way that really sparked their curiosity and inspired them to think about how science and technology impact their everyday lives,” said Laura, Senior Inventory Coordinator at AMETEK Vision Research. “I was thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in Learn Fresh’s event through this partnership with the AMETEK Foundation.”

Since 1960, the AMETEK Foundation, a Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia honoree for the past three years, has been empowering positive change in communities across the globe. The AMETEK Foundation funds initiatives related to health, social services, arts and culture, sustainability, and STEM education. Learn Fresh’s mission to promote STEM learning in a fun and engaging way aligns with AMETEK’s global mission to use innovative technology solutions to solve its customers’ most complex challenges.

“Throughout AMETEK’s history, we’ve committed to making the world a better place through the products we innovate and the communities we serve,” said Nathan Kerns, Senior Manager, Public Relations and Corporate Communications at AMETEK. “The AMETEK Foundation furthers this positive social impact. We were pleased to have this opportunity to support Learn Fresh, present a viable STEM career path to the students, and to demonstrate one of the many AMETEK innovations that make a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality.”

For more information about the Learn Fresh NBA Math Hoops Championship, visit www.nbamathhoops.com.