North Wales Area Library
About sparkk
A free STEAM education initiative, taught by students at public libraries.
Our story
Started by high schoolers.Taught in public libraries.
We had questions about AI that no class in school was answering. So we made the class.
sparkk is a free STEAM education initiative covering science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, taught by students at public libraries.
Every class is designed and delivered by student volunteers who believe knowledge should be shared, not sold. We partner with public libraries because they are the most equitable institutions in any community: open to everyone, free to use, and rooted in the idea that learning is a right.
What we stand for
Free, always
No cost, no asterisk. Every class is free for every student.
Real skills
Hands-on work across the STEAM subjects: science, art and craft, technology. Making things, not sitting through lectures.
Community-built
Student-teachers run every chapter at their local public library.
Knowledge should be shared, not sold.
Timeline
How we got here
sparkk launches its first classes at local libraries in North Wales, PA.
More students join as teachers, each bringing a subject they already know well.
The team plans a wider curriculum across the STEAM subjects, a growing teacher roster, and a platform built to run it.
sparkk relaunches with multi-track classes at libraries across Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
Dates before January 2026 are recorded from our own notes. Those classes predate this platform.
The people who run sparkk
The people who run sparkk
Devesh WaghmareFounder AaravTeam ElvaTeam SamAlum AdyanTeam
Most sparkk classes are taught by high-schoolers. If you want to run one, this is where you start.
Join sparkkPartner libraries
Where the classes happen
Public library branches with an active sparkk chapter.
- Bayside Area Library
- Cape Charles Memorial Library
- Chesapeake Central Library
- Doylestown Branch Library (Bucks County)
- Greenbrier Library
- Horsham Township Library
- Kempsville Area Library
- Lansdale Public Library
- Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library
- Miller Branch Public Library
- North Wales Area Library
- Tidewater Community College/City of Virginia Beach Joint-Use Library
More about sparkk
sparkk is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation (Hack Club Bank). Donations are tax-deductible. EIN 81-2908499.