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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  • Kansas City Favorite

    2026

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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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  • Visiting students from Kearney, Missouri, practice robotics at IDEA Space.

    One Day at IDEA Space KC: Creativity in Every Corner

    There are days at IDEA Space KC when the energy is electric — when every studio, lab and learning nook hums with imagination, invention and “What if” moments. A recent November day proves the point. All day, IDEA Space overflowed with young makers, coders, artists and engineers designing, building and dreaming big. It was a perfect snapshot of what makes IDEA Space one of the best STEAM learning hubs in the region.

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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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