● EMET — Hebrew for Truth (אמת)
Freedom to Learn,
Freedom to Study,
Freedom to Seek
the Truth
EMET is a nonprofit educational organization providing free academic instruction to students in grades 5–11. Programs include AP courses for advanced high school students, along with core science and mathematics classes designed to support younger learners.
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Learners
We believe every student deserves access to quality education. Through mentorship, AP tutoring, and English fluency programs, we're breaking down barriers one student at a time.
FROM STUDENT TO EDUCATOR
ConnectSTEM alumni and advanced student leaders return to teach and guide the next generation.
Fourteen ConnectSTEM alumni now serve as instructors, general managers, and student counselors through EMET-STEM, providing free academic instruction and leadership to students in grades 5–11. Their work spans advanced AP courses, core science and mathematics classes, academic program management, and student guidance.
Founders
Built by Students Who Wanted to Give Back
EMET-STEM began with two ConnectSTEM alumni who chose to return and share what they had learned with younger students.
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Co-Founder
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Co-Founder
Why EMET-STEM Began
After reflecting on how much they had learned and received through their time with ConnectSTEM, Taehong Kim and Kelly Kim began asking fellow alumni whether they felt the same way.
Many alumni strongly agreed.
Rather than simply moving on, they wanted to give back by sharing what they had learned with younger students. That shared desire brought alumni together and helped initiate EMET-STEM—an educational initiative created to provide academic guidance, mentorship, and encouragement to students who can benefit from it.
What began with two students wanting to give back has grown into a broader alumni-led community of instructors, program leaders, counselors, and mentors supporting the next generation.
The goal was never simply to receive opportunities, but to pass them forward.
ALUMNI EDUCATORS & LEADERS
ConnectSTEM alumni serve EMET-STEM as instructors, general managers, and student counselors, delivering free academic instruction and leadership to students in grades 5–11.
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
ConnectSTEM Student → EMET-STEM Educator
STUDENT OUTCOMES
English Learning in Korea
EMET-STEM also provides English pronunciation and speaking instruction to elementary students in Grades 1–3 in Korea.
In 2026, one participating student received a Special Prize in the English Speaking category at the 30th National Arts Festival Commemorating the 31st Ocean Day.
30th National Arts Festival Commemorating the 31st Ocean Day (제31회 바다의 날 기념 제30회 전국문예대회)
ADVANCED STUDENT MENTORS
Leadership begins before graduation.
After sustained research and academic development with ConnectSTEM, advanced high school researchers also contribute to EMET-STEM by teaching mathematics and science to younger students.
ConnectSTEM Researcher → Student Educator
ConnectSTEM Researcher → Student Educator
ConnectSTEM Researcher → Student Educator
ConnectSTEM Researcher → Student Educator
ConnectSTEM Student — EMET-STEM Educator
Eighteen ConnectSTEM alumni and advanced student leaders currently support EMET-STEM through teaching, academic leadership, and student guidance.
EMET-STEM core academic instruction for students in Grades 5–11 is free to participating students.