About The Ingenuity Project
Learn about The Ingenuity Project’s Vision, Core Values, and History
Cultivating the Next Generation of STEM Leaders
Learn more about The Ingenuity Project’s Vision, Core Values & History
Our vision is to educate and support a cohort of Baltimore City students for seven years (grade 6-12) through an advanced, socially responsible STEM curriculum and leadership program that cultivates a passion for excellence, deep sense of curiosity, and strong desire to innovate and change systems for the greater good.
Through an affirmative and inclusive culture in and out of Ingenuity Program math and science classrooms, our students will build the integrity, self-reflection, resilience, and cultural competency necessary to listen, exchange ideas, and collaborate with diverse groups of people now and as STEM leaders in the future.
Future success and satisfaction as a STEM leader is not determined only by a test score or report card grade, but also the extent to which leaders live by a set of values and passionately pursue their interests and talents in STEM.
A future fueled by socially responsible STEM leaders will not only improve each fields’ ability to innovate, but will create solutions designed to advance the diverse needs of our global society.
Our Mission
Our mission is to prepare and launch the next diverse generation of nationally competitive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) leaders from Baltimore City Public Schools.
Students in Grades 6-12 from 29 zip codes in baltimore city
Programs within four local middle schools and one high school
We serve approximately 830 students in grades 6 – 12 in four middle schools — Hamilton, James McHenry, Mount Royal, and Roland Park — and one high school program at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Poly). Ingenuity students come from 29 different zip codes throughout Baltimore City.
With a team of highly qualified and experienced math and science teachers and resources to support students through a rigorous STEM education, Ingenuity is well positioned to serve the changing needs of our student body.
Our Core Values for Next Generation STEM Leaders
These Core Values are the cornerstones of our work with and expectations of students, teachers, families, and partners. These values shape our programs’ culture, policies, curriculum, and instruction in order to better cultivate the next diverse generation of STEM leaders.
Passion for Excellence
Future STEM leaders strive for excellence, not perfection. This requires integrity, self-reflection, and resilience. Success looks different for every leader, and there are many ways to achieve desired goals.
Curiosity
Future STEM leaders pose meaningful questions to complex problems. They seek out and value multiple perspectives, promote open dialogue, and embrace new opportunities.
Innovation
Future STEM leaders take risks, learn from failures, and desire to change systems and create new possibilities.
Inclusivity
Social Responsibility
Future STEM leaders use math, science, technology, and engineering responsibly and ethically to benefit society, our environment, and the greater good.