The Full Story: Bringing Science, Engineering and Art to Educational Innovation
DESIGNING AND DELIVERING
INNOVATIVE LEARNING INITIATIVES
We believe the key to successful education innovation and growth lies in the intentional convergence of people, spaces, and programs. In this section, we'll explore how we bring together current research, advances in brain science, innovations in engineering, and an overall lateral thinking approach to create momentum and scale for learning experiences.
CURRICULUM DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
In a world described as Rapid, Unpredictable, Paradoxical, and Tangled, we helped reimage the purpose of a holistic curriculum then executed a curricular model that proves an updatable and scalable construct that stands the test of time.
AVENUES WORLD ELEMENTS
DATA ANALYTICS AND REPORTING
Report Cards have been used with a similar format and function since the mid-19th century. Flightpath looks to bring a more complete and comprehensive view of student performance to provide a consistent visual representation of where a student has been, where they are currently, and where the trend lines suggest they will progress in the future.
FLIGHTPATH
REIMAGINING ONLINE LEARNING
The Leonardo Learning Platform reimagines the concept of online education, moving from content delivery and point in time assessments toward a best in class social learning platform where learners are encourage to go both broad and deep in their own perssonal learning pathway, with support from mentors, experts, and peers.
AVENUES ONLINE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION
Creating authentic, exceptional learning experiences for young people focused on entrepreneurship, the BUILD digital strategy lays the groundwork for digital communication and interactions between learners, teachers, and other community members. This social entrepreneurship training helps students develop a deeper understanding of global challenges such as climate change, socio-economic inequality, gender bias and peacebuilding. Using the Human-Centered Design Thinking Model, BUILD Design Challenges helps learners not only improve their academic outcomes and gain access to a wide range of future academic and professional opportunities, but it also develops their sense of empathy and compassion, learning to work respectfully with others. BUILD ignites the power of youth in under-resourced communities to build career success, entrepreneurial mindsets, and opportunity.
BUILD
PATHWAYS TO CAREERS
Serving students in 35 cities across the U.S., U.K., Canada and Europe, Project Destined is a social impact platform designed and developed in partnership with over 250 businesses, entrepreneurs and educators. The Project Destined virtual learning platform and curriculum is specifically design to support learning of minority students in the areas of real estate, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Through e-learning coursework, bridge programs and virtual internships, students explore how property investments in their own neighborhood work, how to value buildings, how mortgages work and how investors decide if a property is worth buying. Founded in 2016, Project Destined serves approximately 2,500 students each year.
PROJECT DESTINED
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
This 78,000 SF, two-story mental wellness facility accommodates up to 96 single-bed rooms in four units, and has been designed to facilitate state-of-the-art behavioral healthcare. In addition to patient rooms, a variety of social and activity spaces, and staff areas, the building features indoor and outdoor recreation therapy spaces, a service kitchen and central dining room. The design focuses on creating a welcoming, familiar, and home-like environment within an existing campus circulation scheme. while always keeping the safety of patients, staff, visitors, and the surrounding neighborhood as the foremost consideration in every decision, from site planning to detailing and product selection. The building’s design has been optimized to maximize daylighting of social and activity spaces, as well as corridors that exceed the performance of ASHRAE 90.1 by 10%.
BANNER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ATHLETICS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
The Legacy Sport Park is a state-of-the-art multi-sport family entertainment sports park to be located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Situated on an expansive site, the sports park will provide a variety of playing fields and indoor team sports facilities designed to the latest athletic technology standards. Our Park offers an opportunity for athletes of all ages and levels of proficiency to develop their skills in soccer, softball, baseball, basketball, sand volleyball, indoor volleyball, pickelball, and others. The amateur athlete will be training and competing on the same facilities used by the professionals. The facility is designed to encompass a lifetime from our daycare facilities to senior sports programming.
LEGACY SPORTS
CHAMPION OF THE ARTS
SEDONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
This project included the renovation of the existing auditorium into a state-of-the art performing arts center to seat 750 people. This performing arts center is not only used by the District for its events, but is used as a premier performing arts facility for the City of Sedona. A new rigging system with 20 lines was designed to offer the renters the opportunity to integrate multiple back-drops for large productions. The stage is outfitted with an easy to dismantle orchestra pit cover. The addition of the lobby is a two-story volume that captures the mystique beauty of the Sedona Red Rocks. The performing arts space is specifically designed with variable acoustics to allow the space to be used for music and drama productions. The facility is also designed to be a LEED-Silver certified building.
COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION
Roosevelt Elementary School District sought innovation and creativity in school nutrition via their new Culinary Center. The five-acre site houses a unique and innovative multipurpose facility designed to not only serve as the hub for the District’s Child Nutrition Department, but also serve as an instructional resource to enhance and support Wellness and Nutrition Education within the Roosevelt School District. The design and purpose of this state-of-the-art facility is to directly promote healthy lifestyles for the students and residents of the South Mountain community. Roosevelt’s Wellness Center focuses on the ideas that are driving the design of a groundbreaking food warehouse, conference center, and demonstration garden that is accessible to the surrounding neighborhoods. Hydroponics, solar strategies and other green options, inspired designers and the District’s “Top Chef” to realize this community vision.