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Case Studies

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AFFOA + Cambridge STEAM

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AFFOA partnered with the Cambridge STEAM Career Exploration program to expose students who are under-represented in STEAM to careers to advanced textiles, engineering, knitting, and weaving concepts as we aim to inspire youth to pursue careers in STEM.

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Summer Programming: AFFOA + Beaver Works Summer Institute

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AFFOA collaborated with Beaver Works Summer Institute to expose young people to the advanced textile industry and various career pathways via interactive e-textile design and prototyping activities as part of an E-Textile Wearable Technology course in which AFFOA’s SeamLS Engineering curriculum was leveraged.

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Advanced Fabric Entrepreneurship Program

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In partnership with MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service (MIT-VMS), AFFOA launched its first  entrepreneurship program for advanced fibers and fabrics. 

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The Future Textile Workforce: Advanced Functional Fabrics Curriculum and Training Development

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AFFOA has built a partnership with the Greater Lawrence Technical School (GLTS) and MIT – Edgerton Center to develop a technical high school curriculum in Advanced Functional Fabrics

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Advancing Interdisciplinary Education at the Undergraduate Level: The Advanced Fibers & Fabrics Workshop (MITANDFIT)

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AFFOA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) have created a 2- week interdisciplinary workshop where students from MIT & FIT come together to work on a real world prototyping challenge.

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