Empowering the next
generation of makers
Low-cost, hands-on engineering kits that teach K-12 students real computer science through puzzles, not tutorials. Every kit includes a Raspberry Pi and everything needed to build, break, and learn.
Engineering, not science fair
Inventor Pi is a 501(c)(3) non-profit building low-cost Raspberry Pi kits that teach K-12 students how to think like engineers. Our approach is built on two principles: learn by building, not by following, and treat every project as an engineering problem, not a display piece.
The anti-tutorial trap
Most STEM kits hand students a step-by-step guide and a pre-wired breadboard. Students copy the steps, get a working circuit, and learn nothing about why it works. Our puzzle-based approach starts every session with a question and a pile of parts. The answer emerges through experimentation, failure, and iteration - the same cycle real engineers use every day.
Engineering vs. science-fair
Science fair rewards the final display. Engineering rewards the process: defining the problem, trying a solution, watching it fail, and making it better. Our curriculum emphasizes iterative design, debugging under real constraints, and applying the same concept across different contexts. Students learn that getting it wrong is the first step to getting it right.
Four kits, one learning arc
Each kit targets a specific domain with progressive tiers that build toward the next. Every kit ships with a Raspberry Pi, all components, and a set of puzzle cards - no screen required for the first challenge.
Raspberry Pi Puzzle Kit
Our entry-level kit sparks curiosity through puzzles. Each challenge reveals a new concept: blinking an LED teaches GPIO, a Morse-code game teaches serial protocols, and a boolean-logic maze teaches digital circuits. No tutorials - just discovery.
Our entry-level kit sparks curiosity through puzzles. Each challenge reveals a new concept: blinking an LED teaches GPIO, a Morse-code game teaches serial protocols, and a boolean-logic maze teaches digital circuits. No tutorials - just discovery.
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W + breadboard and components
- 30 puzzle cards across 5 difficulty tiers
- LEDs, sensors, buzzers, motors, and jumper wires
Stories from our first classrooms
We are preparing to launch our pilot program. Real stories from students and teachers will appear here as our first kits go into classrooms.
Coming soon: stories from our first classrooms
”Help us get kits into classrooms
As a pre-launch non-profit, every dollar goes directly to hardware prototyping, curriculum development, and our first school partnerships. Your support helps us turn the pilot into a program.
Inventor Pi Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (EIN applied for).
Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Get in touch
Interested in piloting our kits at your school, partnering as a sponsor, or just curious? Send us a message and we will get back to you.