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Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies
About The Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS), south of Kansas City, takes an innovative business-partnership approach to giving its students professional and business skills that help them succeed in a range of industries. A national affiliate program, CAPS Network has 120+ affiliate sites nationally. The Blue Valley Center for…
Nuvu
About An innovative microschool based on a project-based studio model led by coaches who are leaders in their industry, experts in diverse fields, and passionate thought leaders. The independent school is developing a partner network through a fellowship program. NuVu Studio, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an innovative, full-time school…
Energy Institute High School
About Creating opportunities for students to engage with engineers and business leaders in the field of energy through high-quality project-based learning. Energy Institute High School, part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), is the first energy-themed high school in the United States. Located in Houston, Texas, the school focuses…
Grand Rapids Public Museum School
About A partnership between a museum, three colleges, the city, and the school district. The middle school is in a science museum (below) and the XQ winning high school is in a renovated art museum. Both feature design thinking and community connected project-based learning. The Grand Rapids Public Museum School,…
School of Industrial Design, Engineering, and Art (iDEA)
About The School of Industrial Design, Engineering, and Art (iDEA), located in Tacoma, Washington, is a public high school within the Tacoma Public Schools district. iDEA offers students a unique educational experience that integrates industrial design, engineering, and the arts into a comprehensive curriculum. iDEA provides a variety of course…
The Forest School
About Also known as The Forest School: An Acton Academy prioritizes mastery of skills over traditional testing. This approach encourages students to take ownership of their learning and engage in meaningful projects that foster critical thinking and creativity. The Forest School, located in Pinewood Forest, Georgia, is a K-12 learner-driven…
Palo Alto High School
About Palo Alto Unified School District. Palo Alto High School, engages 600 students each day in media arts programs such as photography, video production, audio music production, and multi-platform journalism (radio/podcast, television, print, web and social media). Students lead a half a dozen world class publications in what is widely…
The Launch High School
About Also known as Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School. The school emphasizes a project-based learning model that integrates teamwork, field trips, and social action. Launch School at Floyd Bennett Field, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a dynamic and innovative high school designed to engage students in hands-on, real-world learning.
High School for Recording Arts
About A public school in St. Paul, pioneered the concept of connecting with at-risk students through music and related businesses. It helps young people develop agency and change-making skills to tackle real-world problems. For the full backstory, see Hip Hop Genius : Remixing High School Education by Sam Seidel (at…
Exploration High School
About Exploration High, a new charter school, is “led by students, powered by teachers, and rooted in community” and believes in “co-creating a diverse, equitable school – by, for, and with the community – where students have a voice in their learning and community”. Students learn through Community Asset Projects…