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RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
The MIT Challenges
The MIT Challenges—in-school experiences for Nord Anglia students based on MIT research—are a
major component of Nord Anglia Education’s collaboration with MIT. Since 2016, MIT has designed three
challenges per year, which have been implemented in Nord Anglia schools.
The MIT Challenges represent a unique opportunity to bring a taste of MIT to each and every school,
teacher, and student in the Nord Anglia family. Each MIT Challenge embodies the teaching and learning
culture of MIT, is rooted in the research of MIT faculty, and makes that research relevant and accessible
to Nord Anglia students.
The theme of this year’s MIT Challenges is STEAM Superheroes! Each of the three STEAM Superheroes
challenges present the work of an MIT professor and a graduate student researcher as a snapshot into
the goings on at MIT. Nord Anglia students will then tackle a project of their own, using the professor and
their process as inspiration.
“I want MIT to be the dream of every child who wants to grow up to make
the world a better place. We need to reach those young explorers and bring
them with us on the great adventure of discovery and innovation.”
– MIT president emerita Susan Hockfield
STEAM Superheroes
2018-2019 MIT CHALLENGES
Superheroes are a huge part of the popular culture. But their powers are in the realm of fantasy and science
fiction… right? When you look around MIT through the eyes of a superhero, you will see elements of heroism all
across campus: High tech gadgets and wearables, animal-inspired improvements, and life-saving technologies.
The 2018-2019 MIT Challenges are STEAM Superheroes. We’re highlighting the research of three MIT
professors—and their sidekick graduate student researchers—for Nord Anglia to use as inspiration for
developing their own innovations, powers, devices, identities, and more.
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