Spark: Education Equity Innovation Lab

1st Place

Anti-Anxiety: Engaging Youth to the Importance of Mental Health 

Nia Anderson, Howard University

 & 

Mikayla Miller, Towson University

2nd Place

Village: The App

Anijah Willis, Hampton University

Chayvion Moore, University of North Texas

 & 

Emma Otremba, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities

3rd Place

Pay the Parents!

Sarah Gur, Boston College

Congratulations to the additional Finalists and Judges Honorable Mentions. In addition to the top three, these projects received strong voter support and were stand-outs to the judges:

• Connection 4 All: Kedar Gupta (UCLA) & Ishira Parikh (University of Washington)
• EduTongue: Kimberly Molina- Veronico (Georgia Institute of Technology), Mahdia Chowdhury (Cornell University), & Megha R. Kalyan (University of Virginia)
• Empowering Educators to Support Homeless Youth: Lindsie McNair (Texas A&M), Amanda Hill (Orange Coast College), Priya Kukreja (Harvard University)
• Gateway: Venus Nnadi (Harvard University)
• Mental Health Privacy: Gamal Amin (Hunter College) & Helen Burns (University of Wisconsin- Madison)
• Tech For Students: Reusable Tech for Change: Joshua Roizman (UCLA), Max Pushkin (Brown University), Rebecca Lee (San Jose State University), & Daniela Betancourt (Harvard University)

Designed for Impact and Rise participants.

 The Spark Lab is a leadership and networking experience centered on education equity and pursuing real social change.

Through Spark Lab, flex your leadership and problem-solving skills, tackle real challenges exacerbated by COVID-19, and generate solutions for impact. 

Work alongside your peers from across the country while learning new skills and sharing your knowledge with others.