Rise STEM Academy for Girls

Entrepreneur: Emmanuel Caulk, Soraya Matthews

Founded: 2020

School Type: District Public School

Rise STEM Academy for Girls is a public school that will launch in Lexington, KY in Fall 2020. The school intends to serve 850 girls at full enrollment across grades K-8. Rise STEM Academy for Girls is designed specifically to empower girls with a robust education by developing authentic STEM and leadership experiences through nurturing, inquiry, and performance-based learning that brings the real-world into the classroom. Rise STEM Academy for Girls is a collaborative school community where young women thrive and are poised and prepared to be global leaders. The school’s mission is to revolutionize the face of the STEM industry!