Businesses
Create massive, measurable social impact with a Wonder Project partnership
Bring STEM wonder to life in schools to foster a diverse and thriving future profession. Be recognised for impacting communities important to you, enhance kaimahi engagement and access exclusive benefits
Partnership with shared purpose
Wonder Project partnerships are shaped around your organisational goals. Whether that’s corporate purpose, community investment, people strategies, sustainability or sector objectives, we’ll co-design something to create magic.
You bring your people, expertise, reach, funding or other strengths. We’ll bring models that work, education experts, community connections and a delivery team. And together, we’ll inspire young Kiwis with STEM.
Achieve wonder-ful things
Bring your values to life
- visibly live your organisation’s values and purpose
- strengthen community relationships
- build positive brand perception
Engage and develop your kaimahi
- provide purposeful volunteering opportunities in your community
- develop communication, mentoring and leadership capabilities
- strengthen engagement, organisational pride and retention
Illuminate career pathways and foster skills
- showcase real STEM careers and workplaces
- help build a more diverse future workforce
- share your organisation’s expertise with the classroom
Deliver on CSR
- progress education, equity, and future-workforce priorities
- create evidence and stories for CSR, ESG and impact reporting
- demonstrate social value in bids, tenders and client proposals
Working together your way
Tell us what you want to achieve, we’ll make it happen in a way that works for you:
- Mobilise your kaimahi
- Support a challenge or STEM area
- Focus on communities that matter to you
- Create real-world STEM experiences
- Contribute funding, expertise or resources
Transpower partnership energises young Kiwis
TEST CONTENT: “I didn’t think STEM was fun at first but when I did the Wonder Project, it was really enjoyable” – Isabel, wonder ākonga.
“I am interested in a STEM job now. Something that involves building things like we did in the challenge” – Ally, wonder ākonga.
Having had their confidence and perceptions lifted at this critical age, Pukerua Bay School ākonga are much less likely to feel they’re not smart enough for STEM subjects, or that STEM careers are boring. And this impact is universal, with 94% of all teachers reporting a positive shift in their students’ STEM perceptions after the Rocket Challenge.
Fonterra partnership makes STEM learning sweet
TEST CONTENT: “I didn’t think STEM was fun at first but when I did the Wonder Project, it was really enjoyable” – Isabel, wonder ākonga.
“I am interested in a STEM job now. Something that involves building things like we did in the challenge” – Ally, wonder ākonga.
Having had their confidence and perceptions lifted at this critical age, Pukerua Bay School ākonga are much less likely to feel they’re not smart enough for STEM subjects, or that STEM careers are boring. And this impact is universal, with 94% of all teachers reporting a positive shift in their students’ STEM perceptions after the Rocket Challenge.
Evidence on value
62% people said
they felt more positive about the partner’s brand
50% ākonga said
they were more interested in a STEM job
65 NPS
across all challenges
Proven impact to create change
When it comes to impact, the Wonder Project means business. Explore the difference the Wonder Project is making in classrooms nationwide.
"Our long-term partnership with the Wonder Project has seen our people engaged and excited to be inspiring the next generation of electricity sector employees."
Mark Ryall EGM Grid Delivery & Wonder Project Power Challenge Ambassador
Transpower
Why partner with the Wonder Project?
As an established STEM education programme with proven impact, the Wonder Project brings:
- experience working with schools, teachers and industry
- structured programmes and specialist support
- meaningful employee volunteering opportunities
- national reach with regional targeting abilities
- regular evaluation and evidence-based impact
- dedication to equity and STEM participation
- experience with long-term partnerships
- connection to Engineering New Zealand
Other ways to support
Encourage your STEM experts to volunteer
Get your STEM kaimahi involved as Wonder Project Ambassadors to support local kaiako to run a challenge.
Donate to help us continue our mission
Support rangatahi to access quality STEM education with a one-off or monthly donation.
Our partners
The organisations making change by sparking STEM wonder.
FAQs
What does a Wonder Project partnership involve?
What does a Wonder Project partnership involve?
Partnership opportunities can be tailored to your organisational goals and whatever relevant resources you have to contribute.
As an established schools programme with a team of experts and significant community connections, we can focus on anything from corporate purpose to community investment, people strategies, sustainability or other sector objectives.
Whether you can support us with people, expertise, reach, funding or something else, we’ll co-design a partnership that works for both of us. The first step is to have a kōrero.
Do you offer set partnership packages?
Do you offer set partnership packages?
Partnership opportunities are intentionally flexible so they can be tailored to your organisation’s goals and purpose. We can grow your ideas, or provide you some options and guidance to get started.
Whatever you want to achieve, we’ll co-design something that works for both of us.
Can a partnership be tailored to our organisation’s goals?
Can a partnership be tailored to our organisation’s goals?
Absolutely! All our partnership opportunities are tailored to organisational goals. The first step is to have a kōrero, and we’ll work out what we can achieve together.
Can we focus on a particular region or community?
Can we focus on a particular region or community?
Yes! The Wonder Project is a nationwide programme with the tools and reach to target any region or community in Aotearoa.
Can we support a particular challenge or area of STEM?
Can we support a particular challenge or area of STEM?
Our partnership opportunities are entirely customisable. We’ll kōrero about your goals and purpose, then co-create something that works for both of us.
Bring the wonder to life
Support your organisation’s goals by inspiring young Kiwis with STEM.