Who We Are
The Oracle Foundation is an independent, charitable, 501(c)(3) organization funded by Oracle.

We help students to develop the vital skills necessary for life and work in the 21st century - technological skills, communication skills, critical thinking, cross-cultural understanding, and self-direction. These skills are crucial to student's future success, and equally important to the future of innovation.

What We Do
We provide ThinkQuest and Think.com to primary and secondary schools around the world for free. These programs support over 276,000 participants in 73 countries. They engage students in project learning supported by technology, and enable teachers to easily integrate 21st century skills development into their curricula.

We also sponsor a teacher professional development program called the 21st Century Learning Institute. Worldwide, we partner with over 80 organizations that share our goals. We make select grants to support partners, fund projects, and increase low-income students' participation in our programs.

• The Oracle Education Foundation Helps Educators Worldwide Prepare Students For Success In A Global Economy

  November 5, 2007 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has launched its first 21st Century Learning Institute to help educators worldwide successfully integrate project learning and 21st Century learning skills into the classroom. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Gift Connects Ghana's First ThinkQuest Participant

  August 20, 2007 - Harry K. Tetteh knows that computers are the key to information, communication, and innovation. But growing up in Ghana, where it was a challenge for Harry just to attend school, getting computer access was a full-on battle. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Invites Students And Teachers To Take Part In ThinkQuest International 2008

  August 23, 2007 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) today announced the opening of ThinkQuest International 2008, inviting students and teachers from around the globe to take part in one of the most well-known project learning competitions in the world today. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Teams With Symantec To Protect Think.com's Global Collaborative Learning Environment

  August 22, 2007 - The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) today announced it has teamed with Symantec Corp. to make its world-renowned online collaborative learning program, Think.com, even safer for students and teachers. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation's Think.com is Now Available in Hindi

  August 15, 2007 - The Oracle Education Foundation announced today that Think.com is now available in Hindi. Think.com was launched in India in 2004 and is actively used by over 75,000 students and teachers in over 1,100 schools in India including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and DAV schools. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Honors Award-Winning Students: Students from 17 Countries Win ThinkQuest International 2007

  June 14, 2007 - The Oracle Education Foundation congratulates the winners of the ThinkQuest International 2007 Competition. ThinkQuest, a program of the Oracle Education Foundation, is a renowned global contest that challenges students to create innovative Web sites to share with their peers around the world. The winning teams collaborated in the research, writing and creation of Web sites on educational topics ranging from sustainability and energy alternatives to poverty and the effects of war on children. This year's winning students hailed from 17 countries, including Argentina, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam and the United States. More >

• Oracle Education Foundation Leverages Adobe Software Donation To Benefit Students Around The Globe

  December 5, 2006 - The Oracle Education Foundation, a philanthropic non-profit organization funded by Oracle, today announced that Adobe Systems Incorporated will donate creative software to the Foundation's ThinkQuest program. This gift will aid the Foundation in its mission to help students worldwide develop collaboration and technology skills. More >

• Oracle Brazil and the Oracle Education Foundation Launch Think.com to Benefit Students from Public and Private Schools

  November 6, 2007 - Oracle Brazil and the Oracle Education Foundation announced the launch of an initiative to promote technology skills to students across the country. Starting today, Brazilian students will join 300,000 students and teachers from 48 countries as members of Think.com, a protected online learning community where they can share educational content, collaborate on projects, and build knowledge. More >