Ignite Institute

Ignite Institute is a STEAM fields high school located in Erlanger, Kentucky, and is the first STEAM-focused high school in Kentucky specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.[1]

Ignite Institute
Location
37 Atlantic Ave, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018

United States
Information
TypeSTEAM fields High school
Established2019
School districtKenton County School District

Boone County School District Walton-Verona Independent Schools

Covington Independent Public Schools
PrincipalJerome Gels
Grades9 to 12
Website

History

The school site was donated by Toyota as a parting gift to the community of Erlanger as they have now moved to Texas.[2][3] Toyota wanted to leave something meaningful to the community and though nothing better than a school. Their only requirement was that the school that inhabited their former building would specifically train students to enter fields where employees were needed in the Northern Kentucky area. Ignite agreed and established internal colleges relating to these fields such as Allied Health, Biomedical Sciences, Design, Education, Engineering, and Logistics; all cornerstones of the NKY workforce. The site was officially a former laboratory of Toyota which had closed its last site in 2014, the school is now fully managed and operated by the Boone County government.[4][5][6]

Sports

VEX Robotics

On May 7, 2022, Ignite's VEX Robotics team won the World Championships in Dallas, Texas. Out of 20,000 registered teams, only 818 from 40 countries were selected for the world competition. The IGNITE robotics team went 10-0 in round-robin qualification matches. They then went on to win the quarterfinal and semifinal to get to the best-of-three division final. They lost the first match, but came back to win the second match and the third match to earn a spot in the grand elimination bracket of all 10 division winners. They again won their quarterfinal and semifinal matches taking them to the best of three final to crown the world champion. The grand elimination was held in a 10,000 seat-domed arena where the crowd cheered on the IGNITE team to win.[7]

References
  1. "New STEAM-focused high school opens doors in Boone County". wlwt.com. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Innovative new school in Erlanger building donated by Toyota ignites interests of students, teachers".
  3. "Ignite Institute on schedule for its August 14 Opening".
  4. "First All-STEAM high school set to open in the tri-state".
  5. "Energy from students to fuel success of Ignite Institute envisioned as regions workforce pipeline".
  6. "STEAM-Education Ignite Institute open former Toyota laboratory".
  7. "Robotic team at IGNITE Institute in Boone County wins world championships".

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