| Learning Unlimited | |
| Abbreviation: | LU |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Tax Id: | 90-0513935[2] |
| Purpose: | Education non-profit |
| Location: | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Owners: | --> |
Learning Unlimited (also known as LU) is a US nonprofit organization founded in 2007 that supports college students and creates educational outreach activities for area middle and high school students.[3]
LU's primary program, Splash, has spread from MIT (where it originated in 1988)[4] [5] to approximately thirty universities nationwide, including Cornell,[6] Stanford,[7] and Yale.[8]
LU was founded in 2007 by alumni of the MIT Educational Studies Program and Stanford Splash.[1]
LU's mission is to support the creation and operation of new Splash programs, educational outreach programs run by university students. The organization functions by providing assistance to new programs, including mentorship, software support, and leadership development.[3] LU values independence and autonomy, both for their university partners and for the younger students who attend the outreach programs.[1]
LU affiliates are known as chapters, and they operate with a high degree of autonomy. LU has 18 chapters at various American universities.[9]