Overview

Six pioneers are inventing the future. It is a future that leaves 20th-century education practices behind. It is a time when students must be free to think, create, communicate and innovate in a rapidly changing world. It is a place that opens its doors to a new generation of teaching, learning and problem solving.

The time is now and the place is a science, technology, engineering and math middle school operated by Akron Public Schools and located inside the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The program will be strengthened by the expertise of The University of Akron along with the support and collaboration of the City of Akron.

The Begining:
Akron, Ohio has a long history of innovation in industry, government, science and education. A new chapter in the city’s exciting story began in 2003. The state offered Akron Public Schools 59% of the total cost to rebuild its schools, if a local match could be found. Akron’s mayor moved quickly to help the schools by putting a small income tax on the ballot. The city and the school officials promised voters that the new buildings would become more than schools. These new buildings would become innovative Community Learning Centers — a school by day; and a community center for learning at night and on weekends. Overwhelmingly, the community agreed and building began.