Your Innovation Journey Starts Here
Our Innovation Academy offers courses built on 21st-century learnings by fostering innovation through creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.
Students who participate in this program gain marketable skills through projects in 3 areas: Entrepreneurship, Maker Movement, and Computer Science. See what courses you can take to complete your journey!
Take our quiz to find your path to Innovation:
Course Catalog
Entrepreneurship
"Realizing that anyone can do it is the first step. The next step is figuring out how you're going to do it." - Adaora Svitak, Flying Fingers
Starting Your Own Business
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Workshop: Web Research for Startup Businesses
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Workshop: Learn To Be On Shark Tank
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Workshop: Be Like Mark Cuban: Act Like an Entrepreneur
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Workshop: Batman, Superman, and You: Find Your Own Superpowers
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Workshop: Let It Snow, See Your Wallet Grow: Make $ Shoveling Snow
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Workshop: Cut Grass & Make Cash: Start a Landscaping Business
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Workshop: Can a Paper Airplane Help You Think and Act Faster?
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Workshop: Rake Leaves, Rake in the Dough
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Workshop: Babysitting for Big Bucks
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Schoolyard Ventures Entrepreneurship
Marketing
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Blogging 101: Create a WordPress Blog
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Search Engine Optimization
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Build Your Personal Brand: How to Get a Job (or a Date)
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Marketing: How Businesses Get People to Buy Products
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Learn to Interview: Make a Good First Impression
Understanding Business
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Creative Brainstorming for Entrepreneurs
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Workshop: How Businesses Make Money
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Negotiate! Convince Others To Do What You Want
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Schoolyard Ventures Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Maker Movement
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk." - Thomas Edison
Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry Pi: Intro to Robotics
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Another Slice of Raspberry Pi: Make Your Own Smart Alarm Clock
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Another Slice of Raspberry Pi: Make Your Own Retro Gaming Center
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Another Slice of Raspberry Pi:Make Your Own Media Center
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Another Slice of Raspberry Pi: Make Your Own MP3 Player
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Another Slice of Raspberry Pi: Make Your Own Office Suite
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Who Wants Raspberry Pi? Make Your Own Minecraft Gaming Computer
3D Printing
DIY
Do It Yourself Projects
Computer Science
"Don't just play on your phone, program it." - President Barack Obama
Digital Literacy
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AP Computer Science A
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Exploring Technology
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Intro to Computer Science/IC3 Exam Prep
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Microsoft® Office Basics
Microsoft Office Certifications
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Microsoft® IT Academy-HTML5 App Development Fundamentals
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Microsoft® IT Academy-Software Development Fundamentals
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Microsoft® IT Academy-Excel 2013
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Microsoft® IT Academy-Word 2013
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Microsoft® IT Academy-PowerPoint 2013
Design/Publishing
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Digital Photography
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Intro to Adobe Photoshop
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Intro to Adobe InDesign
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Graphic Design - Logos, Letterheads, and Lots More!
Coding and Programming
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Python: Automate Everything
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Intro to Computer Programming and App Development: Coding 101
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Web Development: Design Your Website