The Kiski School Archives - Inventionland Education

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Two New Student Groups are Springing into Real-World Inventing!

OK, it may be just a bit early to start touting spring’s arrival; but, as the season of renewal nears, we’re excited to announce that two new student groups will be giving our inventing curriculum a fresh new start! Recently we welcomed a group of twelve high school students from The Kiski School to our creative…

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One Innovative Kiski School Space Inspires Another!

When The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania reached out to us last summer for some help in creating a custom creative haven for their students, our founder and CEO George Davison, who also happens to be a proud Kiski alum, couldn’t have been happier to lend his creative expertise! The result of our collaboration with The Kiski…

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What a Difference a Few Months Makes! See a Custom Makerspace We Created in Action!

It may be one thing for us to explain our capabilities in designing a creative space that allows students to immerse themselves in hands-on, project-based learning. But, to see a group of students doing just that in a space that we played a major role in creating takes all that talk to an entirely new…

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Inventionland®Education – Welcome to the STEMisphere!

You could say that the Carnegie Science Center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rules the STEMisphere. The STEMisphere? Yes, the STEMisphere. It’s a unique program they’ve created that aims to highlight “exceptional STEM opportunities available in southwestern Pennsylvania.” According to their website, the STEMisphere “is the central hub for the region’s STEM resources and acts as a directory…

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The Kiski School’s Custom Makerspace in the Making is Almost Complete!

A couple weeks ago, we gave you an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the work that our Inventionland®design team was doing to customize tools and equipment for The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania’s newest addition, an inventing makerspace! Just last week, we loaded every custom-made magnetic dry-erase board, high-back desk, hammer, drill, clamp and other tool…

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An Exclusive Look at a Custom Makerspace in the Making!

Just as The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, prepares to kick off their second semester of Inventionland®Education curriculum, our team of designers is putting the finishing touches on the school’s creative makerspace. This renovation project has been going on since early this summer and we’ve shared a few sneak peeks on social media; but, today,…

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The Kiski School Completes Inaugural Semester of Inventionland®Education Course with Product Showcase at Inventionland!

It’s been an innovative few months as the first semester of our Inventionland®Education curriculum has continued to gather STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) across the Pittsburgh region. On Tuesday, May 19th, that STEAM overflowed at Inventionland, when a group of tomorrow’s leaders from The Kiski School culminated their semester by presenting their final…

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Final Presentation Day has Arrived: Catching Up with The Kiski School’s Inaugural Class of Inventionland®Education Students!

The first educational institution to incorporate our innovative Inventionland®Education coursework into their curriculum was none other than Inventionland®founder and CEO George Davison’s alma mater, The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. As the story goes, after Davison presented the course, which focuses on S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) education, to The Kiski School seniors…

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