Innoventure
Innoventure Jr
Bring Innoventure Jr. to your classroom and open up the world of entrepreneurship to your elementary-age students. For more than a decade, the Innoventure suite of programs has introduced entrepreneurship to thousands of New Mexico students.
Our growing library of grade-appropriate activity books, animated videos and hands-on classroom projects will introduce your students to entrepreneurship, teamwork, communication and other key skills they need in the classroom and beyond
For further information please contact Sandi Ringwood at ringwood@nmsu.edu
🎉 Meet Sparky!
Innoventure Jr. is excited to officially introduce our new mascot: Sparky!
💡 Sparky will now serve as the face of Innoventure Jr., helping introduce students to creativity, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and workforce readiness skills in fun and engaging ways throughout the school year.
Sparky was named through our inaugural Mascot Naming Contest, which invited elementary classrooms across New Mexico to submit creative ideas for our Innoventure Jr. lightbulb mascot.
Amanda Krentz’s 4th Grade Class
Columbia Elementary School – Las Cruces
We are so grateful to all of the students and educators who participated. The creativity and enthusiasm from classrooms across New Mexico helped bring Sparky to life.
This contest was part of the larger Innoventure Jr initiative launching this August, designed to support elementary students through hands-on learning experiences focused on creativity, problem-solving, social-emotional learning, entrepreneurship, and workforce skills.
What we Offer
About the Program
Innoventure Jr. is all about entrepreneurship. It introduces young children to the exchange of money for products and services, helps them recognize their skills and abilities provide value to others, and shows them they can create their own jobs— and jobs for others.
Bring Innoventure Jr. to Your School
Students across New Mexico get a hands-on intro to entrepreneurship, teamwork, brainstorming, and problem-solving—thanks to support from the Daniels Fund. To host Innoventure Jr. at your school, email ringwood@nmsu.edu.