We believe students from PreK to Grade 12 need to acquire the skills of innovation to be best prepared for the 21st century and beyond for success in career, college and life. These skills include collaboration, communication, creative thinking, problem solving with reasoning, innovation and entrepreneurship with a connection to the real world.
At only 10 years old Alex Knoll submitted a prototype for an App called Ability App to Invent Idaho, a non-profit student invention competition, and won the Best Of Show in the State of Idaho. Alex then submitted the App to I Cubed, a National Student Invention Competition, and became the National Grand Champion! He was then asked to be featured on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he was given a donation of $25,000 to help to build out his Ability App.
Project DaVinci is a team of high school students in rural North Idaho working with the community’s best mentors to launch a SATELLITE! As the only high school chosen by NASA to launch in 2017, the team is looking to connect everyone to space again. "We are determined to reignite the magic of the Apollo days," said team member Joe Broder. The team has recognized the lack of enthusiasm shown towards space in the recent years and aims to use tools such as social media and virtual reality to give students and individuals alike a personal connection with space.
