Congrats to our May 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, Akshaj! 🥳 He embraced scientific exploration through the Lodha Genius–Ashoka University Program. We are excited to recognize Akshaj for his dedication to exploring the unseen world and for sharing his findings with the global Foldscope community!

Interested in bringing Foldscope to your classroom, school, or organization? Visit foldscope.com to learn more, or send us a message to learn about upcoming Fast & Curious Tour opportunities where you can receive FREE Foldscopes for your classroom!

The new collection of MicroRealms Explorer Cards is HERE! 🦠🔬🙌 These cards are wonderful for young explorers getting started with a Foldscope because they include: 🦠 Real Specimens ✏️ Custom Illustrations 🔬Scientific Information ✨ Shop now! Go to foldscope.com/store!

Holly Stuart will present Light, Microscopy, and Perspective at The Institute for Arts Integration & STEAM’s live conference this summer! 🔬 Learn about our accessible microscope, Foldscope, in St. Louis July 7-10! The last day to register is June 10th! Go to artsintegrationconference.com 🙌

Listen to what these students have to say about their Foldscope microscope experience at Kinston High School!🔬🙌 Thank you to Crystal Payton Demry for letting us stop by her classroom! Interested in Foldscope? 🔗Tap the link in our bio or go to foldscope.com #foldscope #affordablescience

Career Day at Richmond Drive Elementary School in Rock Hill, SC was a BLAST! 🔬🙌 From Pre-K through 5th grade, every 10 minutes brought a new group of 20+ curious minds ready to explore the microscopic world with a Foldscope! #FoldscopeMicroscope #CareerDay #STEAM

🥳 Congratulations to our April 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, Martha Levey! 🥳 As the Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist for Wilson County Schools in North Carolina, Martha Levey is helping educators and students discover the power of hands-on science through Foldscope!

🥳 Congratulations to our March 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, Mo Pandiarajan! 🥳 Today, Mo continues to share the excitement of the microscopic world by providing Foldscope trainings for over 100,000 people and counting. 📸 Follow his work: Facebook: @MoPandiarajan Instagram: @mopandiarajan

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited Kinston, NC, where 310 Foldscope 2.0s were distributed to teachers to use with their students! 🙌 📌 APPLY FOR THE TOUR! forms.gle/mg8XdQQQyJXX... Even if you are not in the DC, MD, or VA area, we HIGHLY encourage you to apply if you are located in the United States!

💳 $200 in Foldscope Gift Cards for Your Classroom! The SACP + SSP Foldscope Grant gives K–12 educators in the U.S. and Canada the chance to bring the microscopic world to life. This opportunity is open to any educator teaching science! Apply here: chemistryoutreach.org/awards-grant...

🎉 Congratulations to our February 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, La Tonya Miles! 🎉 📸 Follow her work: Microcosmos: microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/ur8hS... Facebook: www.facebook.com/malpasscorne... Facebook: www.facebook.com/PenderSchools/

🙌 We’re excited to share that Holly Stuart, our Educational Specialist, will be representing Foldscope at the NCMLE Moving the Middle Forward Conference on March 23rd & 24th in Charlotte, NC!🔬 ✨ More info about the conference: bit.ly/MovingTheMiddleForward #MovingTheMiddleForward #NCMLE26

Foldscope’s Prepared Slide Box Sets make microscopy effortless, engaging, and instantly accessible—no prep, no waiting. Each kit is thoughtfully curated, bringing science to life the moment they’re placed under a Foldscope. Purchase now on foldscope.com!

Normally the “Wows!” and looks on the faces of teachers when they experience a @teamfoldscope.bsky.social for the first time is thanks enough for the work I do, but Jennifer Griffin of Onslow County Schools took it up a notch with this goody bag!

Foldscope is heading to the 2026 Catawba Regional Forum tomorrow! We are excited to connect with school counselors, career specialists, principals, WBL coordinators, and administrators! 🙌 Can't attend the event, but want to learn more? Read about Foldscope's mission here: buff.ly/oYjZeo0

LaTonya Miles, a recent Fast and Curious Tour attendee, brought her Foldscopes into her classroom to do a fun "Foldscope Friday" activity with her students. The sand from the playground was a big hit! 🙌 Get your affordable classroom bundle now on foldscope.com or tap the link in our bio!

Microscope Mysteries is now available nationwide on the 4-H online store! This book is designed for intermediate-level youth interested in learning more about how microscopes work and the design and use of the Foldscope, to explore the tiny worlds around us. 📖 🕵️‍♀️ 🔬 Get yours! buff.ly/W5sQiaH

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and distributed a total of 599 Foldscope Minis and 1749 Foldscope 2.0s to students and community members! 🙌 📌 APPLY FOR THE TOUR! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Visit foldscope.com to get a class set for your students!

We’re still smiling after reading the incredible feedback from our sessions at the South Carolina Science Education Leadership Association Conference! 🔬Interested in purchasing a Foldscope classroom kit for your students? Go to foldscope.com/collections/... #SCSELA#Foldscope

🔬✨ Today we celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day ✨🔬 To every woman breaking barriers in labs, classrooms, and research centers, and to every girl who dreams of discovering something new, this world needs your curiosity, your brilliance, and your voice.

🎉 Congratulations to our January 2026 Foldscoper of the Month, Dr. Anupma Harshal W. 🎉 📸 Follow her work: Microcosmos: buff.ly/OduGSs2 X (Twitter): buff.ly/fwccoTG LinkedIn: buff.ly/HddiAT8 Facebook: buff.ly/YT3TxF8 Instagram: @anuharshal

K-12 educators! Foldscopes are changing the microscopy game. These paper microscopes are wonderful for students of all ages because of their affordability, portability, durability, and ease of use. Product tutorials: buff.ly/JU467rL Educator bundles: buff.ly/asERa1L

Foldscope Instruments will attend the SCSELA 2026 Conference on Feb. 6 and 7, 2026, as an exhibitor and will host workshops! Teachers, come by our booth to learn about our affordable paper microscope, and expand your students' access to microscopy! 🔬 ✨ Go to buff.ly/91UvOFI for more info!

It’s affordable, portable, and completely waterproof!💧 As Manu shows in this video, the adventures with a Foldscope are endless. You can take it ANYWHERE…even a hot spring in the Chilean fjords, and that’s truly the beauty of the Foldscope. 🔗 Tap the link in our bio to get yours! #ChileanFjords

Would you still eat snow cream after watching this video?🍦🔬❄️ #Foldscope #SnowUnderMicroscope

📍Boone, NC Fast and Curious Tour stop! 📌Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #boonenc #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour

📸 Snapshots from the Fast and Curious Tour stops at the University of North Carolina Wilmington! @cestem.uncw For all things Fast and Curious, visit our website: foldscope.com/pages/fast-c... ✨ Apply for the tour: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #FastandCurious #UNCW #ScienceEducatorWorkshop

We’re proud to celebrate every 2025 Foldscoper of the Month and the impact they’ve made through curiosity, creativity, and shared discovery! 🦠🌿🐜 Foldscoper of the Month is chosen from the top poster each month. Join the community at microcosmos.foldscope.com! #Foldscope

With a Foldscope in hand, science is always within reach. Explore, discover, and learn anytime, anywhere. Tap the link in our bio to learn more. 
#Foldscope #AccessibleScience #STEMEducation

Congratulations to our 2025 Foldscoper of the Year, Prakash Sampath! 🎉 Prakash published 116 diverse posts on Microcosmos in 2025. To be the next titleholder, join our community and excel in both quality and quantity of posts in 2026. ✨ Explore his posts: buff.ly/xIgWxmk #FoldscoperOfTheYear

We heard 2026 was the new 2016... so here's a little Foldscope throwback! 10 years later, and our mission is still the same! -

🥹A thrilling moment from day 2 of our Fast & Curious Tour stop with CESTEM at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, as this teacher saw the amazement of what the Foldscope 2.0 is. 📌 APPLY NOW FOR THE FAST & CURIOUS TOUR AT docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #fastandcurious

We're giving out FREE Foldscopes to educators and community leaders in the US! Visit foldscope.com/pages/fast-c... for more information or... 📌 Apply now at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #freefoldscopes #educatorworkshop #fastandcurioustour

🎉 Congratulations to our December Foldscoper of the Month, Enrico Piperno! 🎉 📸 Follow his work: Microcosmos: microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/A1bYO... Instagram: @e.piperno

The projector feature of the Foldscope is one of our favorites! Try it for yourself and tag us 😄 💡 Pro tip: If you are projecting onto a table, grab a piece of paper and trace what you see! You'll end up with a really cool piece of artwork 🎨 #foldscopeprojectorfeature #scienceclassinspo

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the Fort Mill Schools District Office in Fort Mill, SC, where educators had the opportunity to learn about the Foldscope 2.0! Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was inspiring to hear how Foldscope will be used to engage students in new and exciting ways. 🌱

Congratulations to Nicole Mills of RTI International, the winner of our Foldscope drawing at the K–12 Carolinas STEM Teaching & Learning Conference! Check out and support RTI International's Clean Water for US Kids program at this link!💧https://www.rticleanplus.org/en #carolinasstemconference

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳🎉 Be on the lookout for our January newsletter next week, where we’ll recap everything Foldscope accomplished in 2025! #2026 #newyearnewdiscoveries

In March of 2025, Dr. Debarati Chattopadhyay and Dr. Anupma Harshal, with St. Joseph's University in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, led a Foldscope workshop with students at Loyola PUC School in Manvi, Raichur, Karnataka. 🦠 Read more about this workshop on Foldscope's Microcosmos!

🎉 Congratulations to our November’s Foldscoper of the Month, Juan Morales-Trejo! 🎉 📸 Follow his work: Microcosmos: microcosmos.foldscope.com/author/8282 Facebook: El Nodo: Ciencia @elnodociencia YouTube: El Nodo: Ciencia @elnodociencia

Happy Holidays from all of us at Foldscope Instruments! 🎄 Wishing you a season filled with joy... and plenty of curiosity, wonder, and discovery too! Thank you for exploring the microscopic world with us this year. Here’s to a bright, science-filled New Year! 🥳 #HappyHolidaysFromFoldscope

Our Fast & Curious Tour visited the Catawba County School District Administration Office in Newton, NC, where educators had the opportunity to learn about the Foldscope Mini and Foldscope 2.0! 🔬 #FastAndCuriousTour #HandsOnLearning #EducatorWorkshop

👀 Have you ever looked at your cat's fur from a microscopic view? #foldscopeexplorerkit #microscopyathome #cathairunderamicoscope

Big discoveries don’t need big tools 🔍 🌿 The Foldscope 2.0 is: 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Kid-friendly
 🎒 Lightweight & travel-ready
 🔬 Made to zoom in and make science FUN 📲 Tap the link in our bio to grab your Foldscope 2.0 and start zooming into your own magnificent discoveries! #Foldscope #ScienceIsFun

Our Fast & Curious Tour stopped at Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC, where educators got hands-on with the Foldscope Mini and Foldscope 2.0! Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was inspiring to hear how Foldscope will be used to engage students in new and exciting ways.🌱

guys... you just gotta trust us, so we can stop stomping on them 😄 #foldscope #accessiblescience

❄️ OUR HOLIDAY SALE ENDS TOMORROW! ❄️ Don't miss your chance to grab Foldscope products and accessories at their best prices of the year! SHOP NOW before the sale ends at Foldscope.com #Foldscope #HolidaySale #ScienceGiftInspo

🎄✨ Give the gift of curiosity this holiday season! Foldscope products turn tiny moments into BIG discoveries. Perfect for curious kids, educators, and science lovers of all ages, these hands-on tools make exploring the microscopic world easy and affordable. 🎁 shop now: foldscope.com

👀 First looks. Real reactions. Endless curiosity. You too can use a Foldscope to explore the microscopic world, and share your discoveries on Microcosmos! This platform connects science enthusiasts worldwide. 🌎 Tap the link in our bio to learn more! #Foldscope #Microcosmos #CuriosityInAction

Take a look at this list and you will see that Foldscopes make great gifts (and the accessories can be fun stocking stuffers!!)! Happy Holidays! Visit foldscope.com/pages/store-... to take advantage of our holiday sales!