Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC

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    Kansas City’s Center for Innovation, Discovery, Entrepreneurship and Arts

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  • Innovation Innovation
    Students have access to STEAM technology, tools and teachers so they can turn big ideas into real-world products and applications.
  • Discovery Discovery
    Students acquire knowledge and new skills in a fun environment, using creativity and collaboration to discover their passions.
  • Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship
    Tomorrow’s business leaders learn the risks and rewards of turning a pitch into a product through hands-on experience and mentorship.

     
  • Arts Arts
    And it all comes together through design thinking, technology arts — and the cultivation of each maker’s unique creative spark.

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IDEA Space KC

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  • The power of an IDEA

    We welcome K-12 students eager to future-proof their skills in science, technology, engineering, arts and math. 

  • The Power of Collaboration

    Makers and doers work together, solve problems together and learn from mistakes and successes together. They learn to see themselves as future leaders.

  • The Power of Partnership

    IDEA Space broadens and diversifies key workforce development pipelines: skilled trades, engineering, advanced manufacturing and computer science. We partner with public and private schools and organizations to provide opportunities to all K-12 students.

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IDEA Space at a Glance

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  • 224

    Students enrolled in
    after school STEAM classes
    2023-2024

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  • 52

    Summer STEAM
    camps offered in 2024

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  • Regional Resource

    for students and campers from 72 zip codes
    in 41 cities across the metro

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  • 152%

    Year-to-year Summer enrollment
    growth from opening in 2022 to 2023

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  • 5

    dedicated learning spaces for STEAM
    activities, plus classrooms and event space.

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  • 15+

    school and community partnerships
    and programs

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  • Tech Tools

    including laser cutter & engraver
    CNC router and mill

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  • 18+

    state-of-the-art gaming computers
    In Technology Lab

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  • 2600

    square feet in Incubation Hub for 
    robotics and drone piloting

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  • Makerspace

    3D printing, prototyping
    and design

IDEA Space Blog

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  • Middle school students begin to brainstorm solutions to reduce food waste in part one of the EcoSpark Challenge. at IDEA Space

    When Students Compete in STEAM Challenge, Everyone Wins

    Cassie Banka, Director of Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC
    The Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC came alive with creativity, collaboration, and purpose this month, as we kicked off the EcoSpark Waste Reduction Challenge. This exciting initiative brought metro middle school students and teachers together to tackle a pressing environmental issue: reducing food waste in school communities.

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Contact Us

Kansas City’s Center for Innovation, Discovery, Entrepreneurship & Arts

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  • Dan & Cassidy Towriss IDEA Space KC

    12200 State Line Road
    Leawood, KS 66209
    913-766-IDEA (4332)

     

  • Art Hall

    President and Head of School
    816-277-0304
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  • Cassie Banka '05

  • Siobhan McLaughlin Lesley

    Vice President Advancement
    (816) 277-0433
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