With the Ball Foundation’s renewed investment for the 2025–2026 school year, JASON Learning is poised to deepen its impact in Texas and expand into new communities across the U.S. The program’s projected reach will grow to serve more than 266,000 students and 18,000 educators nationwide.

This collaboration aligns with the Ball Foundation’s commitment to education, sustainability, and workforce development by providing teachers and students with the tools to explore real-world STEM challenges and prepare for the future.

This collaboration includes:
-Co-developing and distributing the interactive Recycling Activities Collection
-Hosting the annual National Youth Recycling Contest
-Providing professional development for educators
-Expanding access to JASON for underserved communities nationwide

In 2025, more than 600 students rose to the challenge in the Youth Recycling Contest, creatively tackling real-world issues through recycling-focused projects. Students worked solo or in teams of two, submitting projects in two categories: poster and video.

Thanks to the generosity of 10 ReMA-member sponsors, schools, districts, and community organizations across the U.S. received fully sponsored access to JASON Learning’s STEM programming. These sponsors helped ensure equitable participation and broadened the impact of our shared mission.

We are grateful to the following 2024-25 ReMA sponsors and their sponsored organizations:
-Venture Metals: Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
-Northern Ohio ReMA Chapter: Springfield Local School District
-Kripke Enterprises: Explorer’s Academy
-CMC Metals: Crockett Early College High School
-Monterrey Metal Recycling Solutions: Kelly Academy
-Davis Index: Genesee Valley CSD
-Sean Davidson: St. Patrick's Elementary
-Jules AI: Keshequa CSD
-New England ReMA Chapter: Boys and Girls Village School and Lynn Technical School
-Metal Conversions: Mansfield Local

For over a century, Chevron has called Houston home—and remains deeply committed to helping the city thrive. In alignment with their mission to equip young Houstonians with the education and skills needed to reach their full potential, Chevron partnered with JASON Learning from 2019 to 2021 to expand access to high-quality STEM programming across the region.

Through this transformative partnership, JASON Learning was implemented in nine Houston-area school districts: Aldine, Alief, Fort Bend, Spring, Cypress-Fairbanks, Klein, Katy, Spring Branch, and Houston ISD. Together, we:

-Trained over 1,500 educators
-Reached 221+ schools across Texas
-Engaged more than 140,000 parents and community members

Together, we launched the Design Thinking: Water Warriors program, an interdisciplinary challenge focused on clean water solutions. We also piloted the Design Thinking Ambassadors Program, which empowered 24 educators with intensive training and tools to bring design thinking practices into their classrooms.