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Brevard Academy AI Innovation Trailblazers
Brevard Academy AI Innovation Trailblazers
Brevard Academy
Brevard Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy is a public charter school, charges no tuition, and is open to any child eligible for the public school systems of North Carolina and the immediately adjacent areas of South Carolina. BA-CFA is characterized by small classes and an excellent music and art program. Physical activity plays an important role and incorporates outdoor education knowledge and skills that will serve students well throughout their lifetimes.
Brevard Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy students live by an Honor Code that promotes consideration, integrity, positive spirit, and value of the individual. The curriculum develops enthusiasm for investigative learning, encourages students to produce original ideas, think creatively, and solve problems effectively. As a partnership between teachers, students, and parents, the school is dedicated to the development of the whole child and to the enhancement of the values of respect and responsibility.
Visit the Brevard Academy website: https://www.brevardacademy.org/.
2026 North Carolina AI Solve-A-Thon
The Brevard Academy AI Innovation Trailblazers are a team of 8th grade students participating in North Carolina’s very first AI Solve-A-Thon. This statewide competition challenges students to use artificial intelligence as a tool to identify real-world problems and design solutions that positively impact their communities.
Our team’s project, Sharing the Road: Mapping a Safer Future for Brevard’s White Squirrels, focuses on protecting one of Brevard’s most beloved and unique animals, the white squirrel. By combining local knowledge, data analysis, and AI-supported mapping, our team identified areas where roads intersect with white squirrel habitats and where safety risks may be higher. We then created this website to raise awareness and proposed road signs to help drivers slow down and be more aware in high-risk areas.