SPARK Academy

09/18/2026

Dodgeball and Ga Ga Ball is on fire at SPARK today!!! 🔥❤️

09/18/2026

SPARK students are starting to complete their second project today! They made boxes! Half of the class finished today! 👏🏼👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼❤️

09/11/2026

HUGE shoutout to Preferred Plumbing — one of our official GORE SPONSORS for 2026!
Hardyville Haunt and Academy of Building Industries High School (AOBIHS) couldn’t bring THE VOID to life without partners like you.
While everyone else is just trying to keep the water running, Preferred Plumbing is helping us flood the haunt with blood, screams, and nightmares.
From twisted corridors to rooms that’ll make your pipes (and your nerves) burst… thank you for helping us turn up the gore this October.
The Void is coming.
The scares are real.
And the blood? Let’s just say it’s flowing thanks to Preferred Plumbing.
Drop a 💀or 👿 if you’re ready to step into The Void this season!

09/09/2026

It always makes us wonder why ANY PARENT wouldn’t want these life skills, social development , hands on, vocational, work ethic focused education for their child!!!!

09/09/2026

Middle School: Why We Learn by Doing 🧠✋

Hands-on projects aren't "extra"—they're essential.

Research shows that when middle schoolers build, create, and make, they don't just have more fun—they learn more deeply .

Here’s what the data says:

📊 Academic growth — Students in project-based learning programs show measurable gains across math, ELA, and science .

💡 Concepts click — Hands-on work turns abstract ideas into something students can see, touch, and understand .

🤝 Real-world skills — Empathy-driven design challenges boost student belonging, self-efficacy, and agency .

🎯 Engagement soars — Schools that prioritize hands-on learning see 100% student engagement, lower absenteeism, and academic growth from the bottom to the top percentile .

Creativity needs structure AND freedom. Studies show students given less detailed instructions explore more and innovate—while guidance builds precision. We balance both .

The bottom line: Our students deserve learning that prepares them for the real world. Creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking can't be learned from a textbook alone.

Let's build, create, and grow—together. 🚀

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Citations:

· Maker activities in middle school increase engagement and STEM career awareness
· PBL shows measurable MAP score growth across subjects
· Hands-on learning improves comprehension of abstract concepts
· Empathy-driven STEM projects build belonging and agency
· Hands-on schools show 2% absenteeism and top-percentile performance
· Balance of freedom and structure fosters creativity and skill

09/08/2026

SPARK Academy had A BLAST today with art teacher Jean Thomas, AOBI ART students, and HardyVille Haunt CEO Dennis Moyer creating their middle school room for the haunt- MUTANT JUNGLE! THE VOID-HAUNTED HOUSE IS A COMMUNITY EVENT COMING THIS OCTOBER!!! Thank you to everyone who donated toys to the middle school so they could creatively and artistically find their INNER SID! 🧸🦴🧸🦴🧸

09/06/2026

SPARK ACADEMY students preparing the hydroponics, aquaponics, and mycology tent for the four day weekend! SCIENCE SMARTY PANTS AWARD! 🥇

09/03/2026

SPARK ACADEMY EARNS PROMOTIONS AND RAISES! Spark kids practice appropriate time and place for physical contact IN JU JITSU CLASS WITH MASTER RICE. ❤️👏🏾👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏼👏🏽🥋🥋

09/02/2026