MATTER Innovation Hub

The MATTER Innovation Hub (MIH) was created to give students hope by providing opportunities to build a better future for themselves regardless of where they live. Currently operating in five countries, including the U.S., the MIH equips students with access to the critical skills and education they will need to navigate a successful future in our high-tech world.

Choose Your Impact

Collaborative and Creative Experience…Anywhere.

Created in collaboration with Jamf, the MIH utilizes the latest technology to promote active learning, problem solving, and creativity in a student-centered learning environment, for kids with limited or no access to critical skills and education for their future success. You can support these efforts by giving once or monthly.

“We would not be where we are today without the Innovation Hub. It changed everything. The benefit that I most value is that the kids are learning computers at the highest level. This equipment is state-of-the-art with robotics, drones, coding – it’s unbelievable. It is preparing them for the real world. It’s a special and priceless gift and we are only just beginning.” – Robert Fleming, Founder of Malayaka House orphanage in Uganda

Current MIH Locations

STATION
A mobile, single unit for up to six kids. Can be installed in any existing classroom or designated learning space. Includes an Apple TV, networking, Internet and app-based curriculum.

POD
A classroom in a converted shipping container with five learning stations. Includes solar power, climate control, networking, Internet and app-based curriculum delivery for 250 kids for three years. A three-year commitment is required, after which time a determination will be made regarding the feasibility of building a center to replace the pod.

CENTER
A permanent structure, on location, with all the capabilities of the pod. The center contains two rooms; one has five active learning stations, the other is open space and can be adapted to whatever space best meets the students’ learning needs.

Key MATTER Innovation Hub Principles

We stand at the brink of the 4th Industrial Revolution – a global technological revolution – that is going to fundamentally change the way we live and work. In many parts of the world, the next generation is not equipped with the necessary problem-solving, critical thinking, and continuous learning skills that will allow them to meet the challenges of the future.

According to experts, these are the main factors that will lead to success in the 21st century:

Geographic Flexibility — work from anywhere

Knowledge Based Economy – learn from anywhere

Demonstration of Skills – beyond exam scores

Engaging Environment

Our approach promotes active learning, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, creativity and leadership development. Emphasizing the importance of gender equality in learning, the Innovation Hub is a safe, welcoming, student-empowering environment, providing equal opportunities for personal growth for tomorrow’s leaders.

Student-Centered Learning

The MIH learning environment provides for a gradual shift of teaching methods away from a traditional teacher-centric approach and toward a more enriching, engaging, and personalized student-centered focus. Using STEM/STEAM curriculum, the Innovation Hub prepares learners of all ages to meet the demands of tomorrow’s technological challenges.

Sustainable Design

This turnkey Apple classroom solution includes solar power, Internet, networking, and app-based curriculum delivery for 250 kids for three years. Designed for ease of use, implementation and maintenance. Three-year support of all included equipment and systems.

Prodeo Academy Students Excited By the MATTER Innovation Hub

Prodeo Academy Students and MATTER Innovation Hub

JNUC Attendees Learn About the MATTER Innovation Hub

Program Management

MIH Application / Discovery

MATTER will seek to learn about the applicant organization and school from multiple facets, including student body data, educational services provided, technical expertise, school history, and future growth perspective.

Along with the application, MATTER will evaluate photos of the school grounds, interior classrooms, as well as exterior campus including the proposed site of where the Innovation Hub will be placed. In this discovery process, MATTER will look to uncover how an Innovation Hub will complement the applicant’s current focus and vision for future educational impact. Please persuade and inspire us with your vision!

Site Visit

MATTER staff will travel to do a site assessment to see the facility first hand, meet the student body, the school staff, and determine project scope and timeline. MATTER will spend time with the proposed school staff member who will be the future contact point for MATTER concerning teaching and operations of the Innovation Hub.

Set Up + Logistics

MATTER will custom build the Innovation Hub, purchase the Apple equipment, and set up the applicant’s school as a registered educational Apple technology institution. MATTER will handle the shipping and logistics to the schools, However, in-country customs duties are unpredictable and the school must cover any tax exemptions or customs.

Installation / Training

Includes initial placement and professional development. MATTER will send a team to oversee installation. This process takes approximately 2-3 days for which the team will need food and lodging provided. During this time, there will be intensive training with the predetermined Innovation Hub expert (who was selected from the previous site visit) who will be trained on the technical equipment and teaching methodology.

Ongoing Services

Initial professional development and continual training will focus on supporting an instructional coach savvy in the integration of technology. Facilitators of the Innovation Hub should be educators first and technical resources second. MATTER will work closely with the approved Innovation Hub trained expert over the next three years to ensure students are progressing, data metrics are recorded, and answer questions the school requires.

Three-Year Program Service

MATTER will customize and support this program for three years at a cost of $30,000 – $185,000.

All services will be funded for three years. MATTER, in partnership with Jamf, will provide a managed service provider (MSP) model supporting the integration of Jamf Pro, eSpark Learning, Swift Coding, Sphero, Securly, and Ubiquiti Network. This program service includes: