Welcome to the Innovation Center
Student learning at the Innovation Center transcends the traditional classroom and provides experiential opportunities that are developing today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, and changemakers.
The future of education
Transformative Learning Opportunities
Our students are the creators, innovators, and leaders who will shape the future and drive the success of our communities, state, and nation.
Rigorous Learning
The Innovation Center provides rigorous opportunities for students to engage in advanced coursework, summer camps, internships, capstone projects, industry certifications, and much more.
Professional Experiences
In providing real work for real pay, offering professional/technical certifications for advanced careers, and supporting the excellent coursework at each of our focus high schools, the Innovation Center (IC) offers a distinct and unique competitive advantage for the students in our district.
Extraordinary Opportunities
In addition to rigorous extended learning and mentorship opportunities, students gain valuable experience through employment that focuses on designing and engineering technology solutions for industry and community partners.
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Joe McBreen
Assistant Superintendent of Innovation
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Recent Updates
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Superintendent’s Update: Congratulations Class of 2026
Graduation is my favorite time of year, and this spring, as I have the privilege of celebrating my first graduation season as Superintendent of St. Vrain Valley Schools, I am overwhelmed with pride for the approximately 2,400 graduates who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
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Student’s “Drones for Dreams” Inspires $25,000 OtterCares Grant for Innovation Center’s New Philanthropy Initiative
On Thursday, May 7, the Innovation Center received a $25,000 grant from the OtterCares Foundation to help expand opportunities for students to apply their professional skills in support of nonprofit organizations across the region. The grant was inspired by Silver Creek High School junior Braeden Macchia’s work through “Drones for Dreams,” a student-led initiative that […]
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Innovation Center Welcomes Astronaut, Sparks Student Inspiration
Duane “Digger” Carey, a former NASA astronaut, visited the Innovation Center on May 5 for “An Audience with an Astronaut,” hosted in partnership with the Space Foundation. During his presentation, Carey reflected on his path to serving as the pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia on the STS-109 mission in 2002, a critical servicing mission for […]
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District News
Check out the latest featured news from St. Vrain Valley Schools.
Teaching: A Career Worth Choosing
By the end of her first year teaching, Mary Kusbel expected to feel exhausted. Instead, she felt energized. “It’s really easy when you’re on social media to see people focusing on the challenges facing public education or saying teacher burnout is at an all-time high,” Kusbel said. “That made me nervous going into my first […]
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What Does it Mean to be Future-Ready?
What is the role of public education in a time of rapid change? The World Economic Forum predicts that 65% of children entering kindergarten today will work in job categories that do not yet exist.¹ How can public education prepare students so that by the time they have completed their K-12 journey, they are ready […]
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The Public School Advantage
From my earliest memories, I knew I wanted to be an educator. Thirty-eight years later, that calling still guides me, and my conviction that public schools are among the most important institutions in America has only deepened. They are the heartbeat of every community they serve, and are the gathering places, resource hubs, and centers […]
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- Postal address
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33 Quail Rd
Longmont, CO 80504
- Phone number
- 303-702-8200
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