Reimagining Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Preparing innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and leaders through personalized learning, authentic research, industry partnerships, and real-world problem solving.
Alumni Acceptances
Where our alumni go next
AE4 alumni are accepted to leading research universities and specialized programs across the country.
Alumni & Internships
AE4 students get real-world experience — before they finish college.
AE4 alumni are dramatically more likely to gain internship, co-op, research, or industry experience while pursuing their bachelor's degree — compared to their peers nationally.
AE4 students are 30.7 percentage points more likely to have had an internship in college than the national average.
WHERE AE4 ALUMNI HAVE INTERNED
Sources: AE4 Alumni Survey (n = 53), 2026 · Gallup, State of Higher Education 2024.
Real Experiences · Real Skills · Real Advantage
"The industry experience and the skills that I gained through the Innovation Program gave me an advantage over my peers in college."
Proven Outcomes
AE4 Alumni Outcomes: A Proven Track Record
AE4 students don't just start in STEM. They stay and succeed.
Source: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.
Enter college majoring in STEM
Persist in STEM after first year
Complete internships, research, or co-ops
Students impacted through AE4 partner schools
The Model
What Makes AE4 Different?
Real-World Learning
Students work on authentic problems alongside industry professionals, university researchers, and entrepreneurs.
Industry Experience
Students gain experience before college through internships, research, and innovation projects.
Design Thinking
Students learn empathy, creativity, and problem-solving through human-centered design.
Competency-Based Education
Students advance through demonstrated mastery rather than seat time.
Personalized Learning
Students follow individualized pathways aligned with their interests and goals.
College & Career Readiness
Students build portfolios, prototypes, research projects, and professional skills.
Student Success
From Student to Innovator
AE4 alumni intern at industry leaders and enroll in the nation's top research universities — often before they finish high school.
Where AE4 Is Available
Three Ways to Experience AE4
One Framework. Multiple Learning Environments. Unlimited Possibilities.
AE4 Partner Schools
School-within-a-school implementation embedded in existing schools.
- Embedded programs
- Personalized pathways
- Innovation courses
- STEM+C experiences
Innovus Innovation Center
A 15,000 sq ft innovation hub with world-class labs and studios.
- Robotics Lab
- Mechatronics Lab
- Wet Lab & VR Lab
- Design & Culinary Innovation
Nexus Innovation Academy
A dedicated innovation-focused microschool built for the AE4 model.
- Mastery-Based Learning
- AI Tutors
- Personalized Learning
- Entrepreneurship & Research
Research
Students don't complete worksheets. They solve problems that matter.
- Medical devices
- Biomechatronics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human-Computer Interaction
- STEM+C Research
- Peer-reviewed publications
Take the next step
The future belongs to the problem solvers.
Join the next generation of innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and STEM leaders.