About Medtronic Spark Explore
Medtronic has partnered with nonprofit Learning Undefeated to develop Medtronic Spark Explore, a new mobile learning experience designed to expand access to hands-on healthcare technology education for students in grades 5-8.
This is a core program of Medtronic Spark, a global 10-year commitment to propel 1 million students from low-income households into health tech careers. Learn more at medtronicspark.com.
Fast Facts:
- Fifty-three foot traveling trailer, an immersive health tech experience on wheels
- Designed for middle school (grades 5-8)
- Aligned to state academic standards and NGSS
- Offered at no cost to schools!
- Curriculum co-developed by educators and subject matter experts
- Available to qualified schools in Minnesota, California, and Colorado in 2026-27
What’s Actually Happening inside Medtronic Spark Explore?
The Medtronic Spark Explore mobile experience goes beyond content knowledge and builds the skills and mindsets students need to succeed in health tech and beyond.
Through hands-on design challenges, students practice problem-solving, collaboration, prototyping, and resilience while building “innovator identity” traits including curiosity, empathy, and confidence as learners. By connecting biology, systems thinking, and digital technologies to real-world human needs, the experience helps students see themselves as capable innovators.
For teachers, this means students are more engaged, more willing to take intellectual risks, and better prepared to apply classroom learning to meaningful, future-focused careers.
This Experience has Everything!
- Purpose-designed teaching space for grades 5-8
- All equipment, materials, and supplies
- Full-time traveling staff to support student instruction and teacher professional development
- Dedicated onboard electrical and HVAC
- Wheelchair accessible entrances and exits and sensory friendly mode
Visit Eligibility & Visit Requests
Medtronic Spark Explore offers up to week-long visits for middle schools in Minnesota, California, and Colorado.
Educators whose schools are within program scope will receive additional information, including access to our mobile unit’s programming schedule and hands-on, career-focused curriculum, designed to inspire the next generation of innovators.
