Inspiration. Innovation. Impact.
Preparing the next generation of problem-solvers through a STEM education built on curiosity, challenge, and real discovery. Here, ideas become prototypes, questions become discoveries, and challenges become opportunities.
Innovation in Action
Innov8ASD is a digital gallery celebrating innovation across our entire community, from student prototypes to alumni breakthroughs to partner collaborations. Discover what we're creating together. Coming Soon.
A Nationally Recognized Leader in STEM Education
What Makes the Academy for Science and Design Different?
Exploration to Expertise
Students begin as curious explorers in middle school and graduate as confident specialists ready for college and careers in STEM. Our model lets students build deep foundations early, then specialize in high school, developing mastery over time.
Learning by Doing
Students don't just study science and design, they do it. In our labs, studios, and makerspaces, ideas become prototypes and questions become discoveries. Curiosity drives the work, and real problems drive the learning.
Community & Partnerships
Industry partners, local organizations, and alumni connect our students to the real world through mentoring, collaboration, and opportunity. Learning here means learning alongside professionals who are doing the work.
Confident Communicators
Understanding is powerful. Explaining is transformative. Our students learn to communicate their discoveries to peers, professionals, and the broader community.
News & Happenings
Students Learn to See (and Share) Science in New Ways at ASD's Laflotte Innovation Lab
The Academy for Science and Design has unveiled the Laflotte Innovation Lab, an immersive learning and community outreach space where students use cutting-edge virtual reality and artificial intelligence tools to explore science, build communication skills, and inspire others to do the same.
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ASD Named National Blue Ribbon School for Closing Achievement Gap
The U.S. Department of Education has recognized the Academy for Science and Design as an Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing National Blue Ribbon School, placing ASD among the nation's top-performing schools in narrowing academic disparities. This marks ASD's second Blue Ribbon honor under Director Jenn Cava's leadership.
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ASD Hosts Regional First Tech Challenge Scrimmage in STEM Arena
Robotics teams from across the region gathered in ASD's STEM Arena for a day of competition and collaboration. The event showcases our commitment to the broader robotics community and how our expanded facilities benefit STEM programs beyond our own walls.
ASD Dean of Sciences & Engineering Marissa McMahon Wins 2025 S.T.E.M. Excellence in Teaching Award
The New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers has recognized Marissa McMahon, who teaches Human Genetics & Biotechnology and AP Biology at ASD, for her innovative teaching methods, dedication to hands-on learning, and significant impact on students pursuing STEM careers. McMahon also founded ASD's Genetics Club and mentors eleven seniors through their capstone research projects.
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ASD STEM Ambassadors Bring Boys & Girls Club on a Journey Through the Planetarium
ASD welcomed students from the Boys and Girls Club of Nashua for an afternoon of discovery featuring the school's new Digitalis portable planetarium. STEM Ambassadors led younger students through immersive astronomy and hands-on robotics challenges, demonstrating how ASD's outreach programs inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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ASD Director Jenn Cava Receives National Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has named ASD Director Jenn Cava as one of nine school leaders nationwide to receive the prestigious 2024 Terrel H. Bell Award. The honor recognizes Cava's fifteen years of transformative leadership at ASD and her impact on STEM education across New Hampshire and beyond.
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Whether you're exploring ASD for the first time or already part of our community, there are many ways to connect, contribute, and stay involved.
This community keeps growing, and so do the ways to be part of it.