Welcome to Spark Tank

Daniil '17 appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” sharing his Live-Time Closed Captioning System designed to help people with hearing impairments “hear” a conversation as it’s happening. He also developed a portable particle accelerator in Spark Tank, which was purchased by a U.S. school supply distributor and is in use in science classrooms.

Mada and Michelle teamed up to build and code an app called TimeBreak designed to help people with time management, especially busy teenagers like themselves.

"Spark Tank helped me get my ideas out there in the world and use my imagination to make the world a better place … What I take from Spark Tank — and what I will still talk about when I’m old — is our amazing project and how Dwight made it come true!" 

—Mada, grade 11 

"I learned a lot about by myself, how to expand an idea into a physical product, and how to step back and think critically to overcome an obstacle and move forward. I also learned to think about my career as an entrepreneur." 

— Michelle, grade 11

Seniors Marcus Kapoor, Jacob Lindahl, Alexander McKillop, and Holden Bril, members of the Business & Investment Club, are learning about investment. They passed level three and received $10,000 to manage. Half of any profits will go back to the Foundation; the rest will remain in the account.

Stephane designed a low-cost, 3D-printed prosthetic hand for people with amputations — hundreds of thousands and many in war-torn countries who can’t afford them — catching the attention of business media, including "Varney & Co."

"I learned to better manage a budget and improve my robotics and programming knowledge beyond what I thought was possible. I definitely would not have been pushed to get my project to where it is today without Spark Tank. There is a community of innovation here."

—Stephane '20

Maria, who has wanted to be “the world’s best fashion designer” since the age of six has been on a fast track to achieving her goal through Spark Tank. She introduced a line for girls 6-13 and built an e-commerce site to sell her collection.