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We are able to work with our students to get them career and college ready, and we do that K-12. SmartLabs help by getting students' hands on projects and activities, getting them working with partners in the classroom, and getting them building something they would've never imagined they could build…it's actually shown our community what our students are capable of.” —Dr. Deirdre Pilch, CO Superintendent of the Year, Greeley-Evans School District 6 | Greeley, CO
Prepare today's students for tomorrow's careers.
SmartLab transforms classrooms into dynamic environments where engagement drives achievement. Here, students tackle real-world challenges and create innovative solutions while they build the skills that will shape their futures. What makes SmartLab different? • Build Career Connections through clear Industry Pathways. • Drive engagement with Integrated STEM Applications. • Implement SmartLab in 12 weeks or less.
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Career readiness starts with student engagement.
SmartLab students develop essential skills by tackling realistic challenges. As they explore, create, and solve problems, students build the exact capabilities employers value most: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and adaptability. SmartLab Benefits
Standards-Aligned STEM Curriculum
Student-Centered Project Based Learning
Social-Emotional Learning
Essential Life & Leadership Skills
College & Career Readiness
Equitable STEM Access
Accelerated Learning
Personalized Learning
Authentic Student Engagement
The communication I've had with industry leaders within Michigan about the program itself comes primarily from their visits to our schools… I tell them, 'Get prepared, because you're going to have 18-year-old kids with more knowledge than some of your employees.' That's an exciting proposition for them because a lot of jobs are unfilled." —Mark Whelton, Superintendent, Bridgeport-Spaulding Schools | Bridgeport, MI
What's SmartLab? These five integrated components create a student-centered, sustainable, turnkey solution for hands-on STEM learning.
Where Career Skills Emerge in Authentic Context SmartLab curriculum guides students through experiences that build both academic mastery and workforce-ready capabilities. By tackling authentic challenges, students develop and demonstrate the exact skills employers seek. Spark (K-12) Spark Curiosity, Ignite Learning PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Self-Directed Exploration: Encourages students to choose topics of interest and explore at their own pace, building critical thinking skills. Career-connected, outcome-driven curricula power impactful learning.
Spark introduces students to a broad range of technologies, fostering digital literacy and adaptability. Self-directed exploration builds curiosity and problem-solving skills applicable across careers. Explorer (K-5) Explore Your World, Uncover Possibilities Explorer introduces students to key industries and careers through hands-on STEM challenges. It provides exposure to a variety of real-world applications, helping students see how STEM is relevant to their futures. Pathfinder (6-8) Find Your Path, Shape Your Future Pathfinder deepens students’ experience with industry-specific challenges, helping them develop the advanced STEM skills and problem-solving abilities needed for future careers in high-demand fields.
• Technology Integration: Introduces a wide variety of STEM tools to promote digital literacy and engagement. • Flexible Projects: Provides adaptable learning experiences (2-4 hrs) that fit diverse classroom environments and schedules. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Guided Exploration: Provides structured units that connect STEM concepts to practical applications. • Industry Exposure: Offers insights into various career pathways through real-world problem-solving tasks. • Adaptable Challenges: Engages students in relevant, hands-on projects that fit d ifferent learning environments PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS • Guided Challenges: Engages students in structured, real-world projects connected to industry challenges. • Integrated STEM Concepts: Develops critical skills using STEM tools and technologies applicable across industries. • Real-World Problem Solving: Encourages students to apply their learning to practical scenarios, connecting STEM concepts to future careers.
Design Process
Unit Spotlight (Explorer K-5) Career Pathway: Agriculture, Energy, & Natural Resources Challenge: How can we program a self-driving delivery truck to help a farmer bring food to our community?
Overview: Learners explore how food goes from farm to table, considering food distribution challenges and focusing on delivering fresh produce to food deserts.
Integrated STEM Application: Robotics & Control Technology
SmartLab has given us a scope and sequence that has provided our students the opportunity to think and learn in a much different way. We consistently hear that students are eager to get back into the SmartLab because they can showcase learning outcomes that are much different than in the traditional classroom." —Eric Mineweaser, Director of Curriculum, Warren County School District | Warren, PA
By moving beyond textbooks and theory, investing in SmartLab gives students a chance to succeed in an ever-changing, fast- moving environment while fostering essential skills such as communication, flexibility, creativity, and collaboration. We're equipping students with the tools, resources, and confidence to adapt to new technologies and ideas that push the world forward." —Travis Brantingham, Head of School, The Principia School | St. Louis, MO
Hands-on PBL challenges drive engagement and learning. Every unit builds STEM skills through authentic application. Unit challenges connect STEM tools with industry-relevant problems, helping students cement academic learning while developing critical thinking, collaboration, and future-ready skills. • Students advance from introductory tools to professional-grade technology by high school. • STEM applications enhance problem-solving across industries, from healthcare to the arts. • Hands-on experiences connect classroom learning to careers in every field.
Career Connections
Industry Pathways
STEM Applications
Advanced Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence
Circuitry and Electronics
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy
Communication and Multimedia
Construction and Architecture
Data Collection and Analysis
Education and Training
Information Technology
Entertainment, Arts, and Media
Mechanics and Structures
Finance, Business, and Entrepreneurship
Modeling and Design
Health Sciences
Robotics and Control Technology
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
10 5 Key Components of a SmartLab
11 5 Key Components of a SmartLab
As educators, it is our job to prepare our students for the rigors of college and their careers. The current workforce environment is ever changing, which makes our job more challenging than ever before! We try to foster skills for jobs that our students will one day have, yet those jobs have not even been created. Our SmartLab HQ Stem Center is the perfect blend of standards-based education with the skills needed to be successful for tomorrow. Student's are continually engaged and are working on problem-solving skills and grit daily. " —Gary Baker, Principal, California Elementary | California, MO
Customized STEM learning environments foster hands-on collaboration.
Environment Impacts Experience Students work in multi-station environments that cultivate teamwork, communication, and problem- solving—key skills in any workplace. SmartLab’s collaborative layout encourages the teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills essential in any industry. SmartLab HQ Learning Environment • Designed for new or existing spaces with a fully integrated STEM environment • ADA-compliant, purpose-built layout optimized and furnished for collaboration and hands-on learning • Customizable technology packages to match school goals and student needs SmartLab FLEX Learning Environment • Brings engaging STEM experiences to any classroom or other learning environment • Customizable packages for different schedules, spaces, and budgets • Transforms existing spaces into interactive, collaboration-driven environments
Allendale Fairfax High School | Fairfax, SC
SmartLab HQ
SmartLab Studio
Breckenridge K-12 Community Schools | Breckenridge, MI
SmartLab HQ
The SmartLab facilitation method really accelerated the way that kids were gaining experience. It shifted the way I approached teaching because I could see firsthand the impact of this hands-on, student-driven learning." —Maxwell Bullen, Facilitator, St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic School | Henderson, NV
Training and PD connect curriculum, pedagogy, and practice. Hands-On Professional Learning with Immediate Classroom Impact SmartLab PD prepares educators to lead hands-on, student-centered learning through immersive training, collaborative cohorts, and sustained support. Each phase reflects guiding principles proven to improve teaching practice and impact student outcomes.
Collaboration & Implementation
Foundations Training
Virtual Cohort Learning
Professional Community
Professional Learning Principles: • Active Engagement: Participate in hands-on activities that simulate student experiences and explore SmartLab components in real time. • Authentic Application: Integrate new skills and knowledge into daily practice through practical, job-embedded experiences. • Collaborative Growth: Build expertise through peer support, shared problem-solving, and structured cohort-based learning. • Evidence-Driven Practice: Use formative assessment, group insights, and self-reflection to refine instruction and professional growth. • Ongoing Development: Access resources and support throughout the year to reflect, iterate, and sustain implementation.
Comprehensive support extends the impact of your SmartLab. Let’s build your sustainable, career-connected STEM program to evolve with generations of students. Sustaining SmartLab isn’t just about longevity—it keeps facilitators supported, students engaged, and learning experiences relevant for the future.
Empower Students
Sustain Excellence Maintain continuity with our Facilitator Foundations Training , ensuring a smooth transition when onboarding new facilitators.
Fuel Innovation Leverage your SmartLab Innovation Fund of up to $4,500 to enrich programs with added curriculum, PD, or new tech from the catalog.
Seamlessly access curriculum with unlimited student licenses to LearningHub and inspire hands-on learning and innovation.
Maximize Impact
Build Community
Ensure Reliability
Partner with our Success Team to align your program with your goals, driving meaningful outcomes for your students.
Engage with a vibrant Community of Facilitators to share ideas, best practices, and inspiration for your SmartLab journey.
Count on Dedicated Technical Support for fast troubleshooting and problem-solving to keep your lab running smoothly.
Our gifted students use the SmartLab HQ with their homeroom class as well as during their pullout gifted class. Their critical- and creative- thinking skills are challenged daily. The result? We’ve seen an increase in standardized testing scores and, overall, student behavior has improved." — Marlana Mielke, Facilitator and Gifted Intervention Specialist, Danbury Local Schools | Danbury, OH
Building tomorrow's leaders and workforce today SmartLab is more than a
STEM program—it's a launchpad for tomorrow’s innovators, problem-solvers, and leaders. SmartLab schools prepare students to excel in a rapidly evolving world by integrating STEM, career skills, and real-world challenges. From elementary classrooms to high school labs, SmartLab builds confidence, curiosity, and capability, ensuring every student is ready to pursue their passions and shape the future. Whether discovering new talents or charting ambitious career paths, SmartLab students dream big, achieve more, and make lasting impacts on their communities across the US. Contact your SmartLab Regional Manager to coordinate a SmartLab visit in your area!
The SmartLab has opened a whole new way of learning and developing career paths for our high school students. We have been able to open them up new career ideas that many have never considered or even knew existed. In our lab the students have become licensed drone pilots who are working in the field, are coding their own apps to solve equations, have developed websites for outside businesses, and have decided to go to college for engineering in various fields. The kids in our lab are truly making life decisions about their future careers. —Marcus Diamond, SmartLab Facilitator, Weld County RE5 School District | Keenesburg, CO
Advancing STEM education and expanding student access We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the private funders whose generous contributions have been instrumental in bringing SmartLab programs to schools. Their support has enriched educational experiences, providing students with innovative, hands-on learning opportunities that bridge STEM applications and real-world industries.
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