Welcome to McKinley STEMM Academy!
Our mission is to encourage and inspire curious minds, creative thinkers, and collaborative problem solvers working towards an innovative future.
Our vision is to provide opportunities for all students to develop skills leading them to a future of lifelong learning.
McKinley STEMM Academy is one of eight recognized Ohio STEM Designated Schools in Northwest Ohio. We are a K-8 elementary school in the Toledo Public Schools district, providing innovative experiences in STEM to cultivate life-long learning and to help students become critical problem solvers in the 21st century.
We have a strong focus on Project Based Learning and STEMM. The leadership and staff at McKinley STEMM Academy recognize all students learn differently. To optimize learning and narrow the achievement gap, the STEMM project-based curriculum allows for differentiation
while meeting the visual, auditory and/or kinesthetic learning styles of all students, along with creating a classroom environment that is both nurturing and stimulating.
In order to do this, McKinley STEMM Academy implements a collaborative instructional model which serves as a training site and showcase for STEMM in an urban-based neighborhood school environment. Engineering practices are taught following a school-wide Engineering Design Process adopted by the staff and utilized within PBL.
Students use the engineering design process when creating products that solve real world problems or make life easier for ourselves or the community. All students participate in engineering challenges and projects that reflect the Ohio Learning Standards across content areas.