WELCOME TO INNOVENTURE
Innoventure fosters the spirit of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in New Mexico by providing new generations of innovators with skills in technical design and business savvy.
NEW FOR THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR: We’re pleased to announce a new format for our high school competitors! The Innoventure Challenge will be open to participants in grades 9-12 through out New Mexico and the El Paso area, and more details of this fast-paced, flexible format are available here.
Our traditional Innoventure program will still be open to middle school students across New Mexico, and you can find information on the theme for the upcoming school year under the “Resources” tab above. Registration will be open from September 1-30, 2018.
Innoventure encourages teamwork to solve real-life problems and gives students the opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation. The program nurtures a new generation of innovators with skills in technical design and business and financial savvy, and gives young people a deeper understanding of how technical advances are made and brought to the marketplace. Innoventure has been a core program within Arrowhead Center for more than 15 years, and has served 6-12 grade students throughout New Mexico.
Registration for 2018-2019
Registration will open September 1-30
Innoventure 2017-18 Winners
Middle School
Best Prototype
Seed Pods, J. Paul Taylor Academy, Las Cruces
Best Business Model Canvas
KAAN, Anton Chico Middle School, Anton Chico
Best Marketing
Phoenix, J. Paul Taylor Academy, Las Cruces
Best Oral Presentation
Cayton, J. Paul Taylor Academy, Las Cruces
Overall Winners
First Place: KAAN, Anton Chico Middle School, Anton Chico
Second Place: The Coyotes, Anton Chico Middle School, Anton Chico
Third Place: The Nerd Herd, Anton Chico Middle School, Anton Chico
High School
Best Prototype
Procrastinators, Roswell High School, Roswell
Best Business Model Canvas
Rad Blue, Inc., Portales High School, Portales
Best Marketing
A.M. Suns, Aldo Leopold Charter School, Silver City
Best Oral Presentation
A.M. Suns, Aldo Leopold Charter School, Silver City
Overall Winners
First Place: Rad Blue Inc., Portales High School, Portales
Second Place: West Las Vegas Team 1, West Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas
Third Place: A.M. Suns, Aldo Leopold Charter School, Silver City
People’s Choice
KAAN, Anton Chico Middle School, Anton Chico
Innoventure helped us to gain financial knowledge, we really had to look at our budget and spend our money wisely.
My Innoventure Students no longer ask me why they are learning certain things in their classes. Innoventure helped them recognize the connections between in-class learning and real-world implementation.
My child had an incredible experience not only learning about the business side of things, but actually making money of her own!
It’s great to have a resource that helps kids begin thinking about how to do things like create a job for themselves.