Our Impact: Mission Spotlight
A Space to Learn, Explore, Create, and Shine
School/Org
Boltz Middle School
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Funding
Innovation Station Fund
Year
2021
In the middle of the pandemic, teacher Yoko Laidley brought light to her students with a hands-on learning space built around community, curiosity, and learning from mistakes together.
Yoko Laidley isn’t just a teacher — she’s an inspirer. In the middle of a difficult season, she turned a challenge into an opportunity for her students at Boltz Middle School.
Her hands-on learning space does more than unlock a passion for innovation; it cultivates community, collaboration, and the freedom to learn from mistakes together. In Yoko’s classroom, students become empathetic, capable world-changers.
It’s a space built on the belief that curiosity and community belong together.