Rockdale Academy
The Innovation Process
Category
Case Studies, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
About This Project
Students at Rockdale Academy designed a new health and nutrition awareness program with Cincinnati Children’s Health and Medical Center.
PARTNER
Cincinnati Children’s Health and Medical Center
SCHOOL
Rockdale Academy
APP
Classroom Challenge
Students at Rockdale Academy designed a new health and nutrition awareness program with Cincinnati Children’s Health and Medical Center. Students developed a partnership initiative with CCHMC that would calculate exercise and nutritional goals based on “real time” results during the school day.
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Rockdale Academy students get real world taste of STEM.
Goal: College Readiness
CASE-BASED LEARNING WITH A PREMIER MEDICAL CENTER RESULTED IN:
Team Based Role Play
Decision Analytics
Comparative Strategy Development
Data & Research Survey Skills
STEM Career Path Exposure with CEO Mentor
In Their Own Words
Educators and Partners describe the benefits of Case-Based Learning.
Technology Support
PIE Business Partners offer an authentic challenge using STEM K-12 concepts. Each participating school receives devices for all student participants.

Using 1:1 technology, students created an app available across all global platforms, providing significant new revenue for school districts.
Program offers sustainable funding for all program technology, STEM curriculum development and educator professional development.
Program creates a web page and 30-second professional videos featuring case partners, students and educators discussing STEM experiential curriculum, teaching notes and testimonials.
CCHMC has been working with Rockdale students to make healthier nutritional decisions in our urban school environment. This STEM curriculum and the app really accentuates – and authenticates — their work in an educator-friendly way.
Lynn Collins, CPS Educator