Traditional STEM based programs generally lack diversity and target white males, females and Asian males. When researching how to improve diversity in STEM, the founder saw millions of students playing online games. NASEF developed scholastic esports as a "trojan horse" to attract ALL students to a safe fun place to gather and then infused STEM curriculum and career opportunities into their play.
NASEF establishes Clubs where students are empowered through templated structures to serve on committees, for example building their website social media, and learning about all facets of the esports industry and beyond. See https://www.nasef.org/curriculum and https://www.nasef.org/career-pathways
NASEF grew from clubs in 25 schools in Orange County CA in 2017 to now over 5,000 schools in the US including 50 State Affiliates and 32 country affiliates. NASEF's Club formation is FREE to any school and student worldwide. Our challenge as a global nonprofit is sustainable funding. NASEF currently relies on grants and philanthropy. NASEF recently launched an online Academy and professional development program for educations and we see that as part of our global financial growth in the coming years. Programmatically, NASEF provides the scholastic esports curriculum and training of www.iesf.org, the world's largest esports association, and is currently working with the International Olympic Committee to become the IOC's education partner for esports.
Signing up for NASEF is free. Just click the "Join NASEF" button on the website at www.nasef.org.
