The school rebranded in 2019 as Young Innovators Academy. To redesign the prototype, the team needed to get back to work to design a teaching framework for learning that would allow them to keep innovating. This time, the team found inspiration in Agency by Design research from Harvard University and Stanford University Design school.
Having experienced firsthand the power of making from Harvard University professors Dr. Edward Clapp and Dr. Lynneth Solis, the original school became a laboratory of ideas that later became the teaching framework, The Innovation Advantage.
To remain committed to our mission, everyone on our leadership team has a solid understanding of child development to support teachers with curriculum implementation, behavior management strategies, and professional development.
A story of courage and resilience on how a mission-driven team practices the same principles they incorporate into their lessons. To teach children how to learn, pursue their passions, empathize with others, build confidence and resilience, work with others, do it again and make it happen.