New England Innovation Academy (NEIA) aspires to be the first choice for U.S. and international students seeking a highly innovative education rooted in the skills necessary for long-term success worldwide. NEIA’s vision is to prepare the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs to shape a better world through human centered design. NEIA will carry out this vision and empower each student to create a unique experience through:
・Future-Focused Curriculum
・Human-Centered Design
・Real-World Inclusion
As a private domestic and international day and boarding school serving grades six through twelve, NEIA’s beautiful, newly renovated 26-acre campus is located in Marlborough, a buzzing hub of biomedical and high-tech industry within a 40-minute drive from downtown Boston and Boston’s Logan International Airport.
NEIA’s founding Head of School, Tom Woelper, is leading the team to build this research-backed, future-focused school from the ground up. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career at New England’s most highly-regarded independent schools including Groton School, The Taft School, The Hotchkiss School, and the Far Hills Country Day School. NEIA’s innovation advisors include Matthew S. Kressy, the founding director of the MIT Integrated Design & Management (IDM) master’s degree, and Joel A. Getz, senior associate dean for development and alumni relations at Yale University.
-
Industry
-
Primary and Secondary Education
-
Company size
-
11-50 employees
-
Headquarters
-
Marlborough, Massachusetts
-
Type
-
Educational
-
Founded
-
2020
-
Specialties
-
human-centered design, real world inclusion, interdisciplinary learning, innovation, student innovator, middle school, and high school