For married couple
Hitesh and Neha Shah, engineering is in their blood. So when they heard about
Engineering for Kids from CNN, something really clicked. Working in the IT
industry, Hitesh has the industry ingrained in his profession, but for Neha,
the curriculum focusing on the different activities and her enthusiasm for
teaching, helped shape their desire to start the location.
Hitesh completed his
bachelors and masters in computer science and Neha was looking for something
which would bring enrichment to kids’ lives, something more than the regular
math and science teaching, but do it in a fun way.
Deciding to pursue,
Hitesh and Neha are currently looking for a place to conduct summer camp
activities and learn a lot about teaching at the same time.
How did you learn
about the brand?
We read about Engineering for Kids on CNN Money – and thought,
“This is something we can do.” I then went to the website and began looking at
all the programs.
Why did you choose
an opportunity with Engineering for Kids?
We chose the opportunity because it’s all about the
programs. We’re in the corner of three counties, so we have room for growth. We
wanted something we could work into our lifestyle but getting something out of
it ourselves.
Where will you conduct
the summer camps?
We’re starting in community centers for July and August
timing. We are in the process of figuring out the schedule.
What challenges
have you overcome to get where you are now?
Getting into franchising, finding the right brand for us,
finding about QuickBooks, and the best way to approach community centers, have
all been pretty challenging to figure out the most efficient manner possible.
Who will teach
classes?
Neha: I will teach the classes with another teacher who
we signed up to volunteer for the summer camps. We may hire more, but I need to
know the curriculum to teach the curriculum first, before we hire. That’s all
part of this learning process for us.
Right now, we want to go for
aerospace and Lego-Robotics or Mechanical as another option.
What are your
expansion or development plans? What is your end goal with Engineering for Kids?
Right now, we want to go into our county and see how it
goes with summer camps, and then schools after. We want to open an actual
learning center with a physical address a couple years down the line.
Do you have any
other interesting hobbies or passions?
Hitesh is passionate about photography and he is a
freelance photographer, and Neha likes to listen to music and likes to be with
nature. We like going for walks and doing outdoors
activities with our kids.
