NEXTGEN is a student-led organization dedicated to connecting, educating, and empowering young entrepreneurs and future leaders worldwide. Our mission is to deepen the global understanding of what it takes to succeed in business and forge lasting entrepreneurial relationships. We challenge the status quo of innovation and strive to create a lasting positive impact on the world.
NEXTGEN hosts an annual business summit that offers hands-on workshops, mentorship from industry leaders, and a network of successful investors and executives eager to support young innovators.
Join NEXTGEN and transform your entrepreneurial journey alongside like-minded young learners.
Week of AI with MIT
Learn MoreThough 10,000 educators (from around 110 countries across the world) participated in MIT RAISE’s Day of AI, New England Innovation Academy was the only school invited to attend the event in person at the Museum of Science.
Our students attended a preparatory MIT-led coding boot camp, created original projects, heard keynotes from industry leaders and award-winning researchers, and then pitched their ideas to MIT’s best and brightest. The theme of Day of AI 2024 was combatting climate change with this new technology.
Hear our inspiring Innovators for yourself; listen to their passion and their incredible ideas.
Real-World Speaker Series
The “What’s Your Story?” Speaker Series are exciting monthly events held on our campus. It seeks to connect students with a diverse array of professionals who have chartered unique paths to success, encouraging them to dream big, embrace their potential, and envision their own trajectories toward achievement. This is part of a broader strategy to connect our students with as many professionals, from as many different fields, as possible.
Real-World Modules
An essential aspect of our Well-being curriculum is Life Skills. We’re preparing our students to enter fields and offices with the skills they need to thrive. We teach important life skills like:
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Active Listening
- Effective Speaking
- Interview Practice
- Building Personal Brand Identity
- Network Building
We want our students set up to succeed both during internships and after graduation. The Real-World modules culminate with “Shadow Days,” where they go to a real place of business (like Worchester Art Museum). Shadow Days give students a vital peak at all the life skills they’ve learned being put into action.
Real-World Experiences
Marlborough Public Library’s Makerspace: An Innovation Studio Project
Math Teacher Tells NEIA Students a Story of Engineering
Real-World Speaker Series: October Edition
NEIA Partners with Loft Design & Rollerblade — 12th-Graders Visit Providence
Babson College Partners With NEIA to Offer Entrepreneurship Education to Young Innovators
Vicki Grisanti, Director of Marketing & Communications
Vicki is a strategic marketing and communications leader with a proven record of creating compelling campaigns and building community. She’s spent her career advancing student interest and access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.