Winner will appear in Reader's Digest, tour The Planetary Society with Bill Nye, and win $20,000!

Mateo Santos

Mateo does Martial Arts after school and soccer. He takes an advanced math class with Think Academy. He wants to be an Astronaut someday.

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Why They Love Being a Student

He loves learning how things work. He is in 1st grade. He likes playing with his toy tools and block magnets. He always asks the teacher questions to learn more and is top in his class.

Favorite Subject & Why

He loves Math & his Technology class in school. He has a gift for numbers just like his mother & grandmother. He understands that physics involves math and can't wait to learn it someday. He asks to learn advanced concepts for his age, which he is working on multiplication right now on his own.

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

We would continue investing in his extracurricular activities and do other STEM programs in the future to nurture his love of Math & Science and open his mind to other subjects. The vast majority would be saved for college so if he wants to be a real astronaut he can have a higher probability to get there.

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