See it
Large-format, high-brightness display makes scientific imagery, mission video and student work legible from the back row of a shared space.
Primary Initiative
The 10,000-School AV Upgrade Initiative
One coordinated Spaceposium Space-STEM Expo System™ per participating school, funded through philanthropy and matched to a written, approved scope.
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What the program funds
Not just a screen. A school-wide platform for discovery.
The program is built around one coordinated AV Upgrade Set per participating school. It is not a school-wide equipment replacement. The system may serve a shared school space such as an auditorium, media center, multipurpose room or another suitable location. Equipment and costs vary according to the school, the room, existing infrastructure, procurement and the approved project scope.
The coordinated system delivered through this initiative is the Spaceposium Space-STEM Expo System™: one system in a suitable shared learning space, designed to support science instruction, live events, guest speakers, demonstrations, assemblies, student media, career exploration and Space-STEM programming.
The goal is a system a school can actually depend on: one room where the display is bright enough, the audio is intelligible, the connection is reliable, and staff know how to run it without calling for help. That reliability is what makes live programming, guest scientists, virtual field trips and student production schedulable rather than improvised.
Capability
Four ways the system creates value.
Hear it
Intelligible, evenly distributed audio so a guest scientist, a mission feed or a student presenter can actually be understood by an entire room.
Explore it
Reliable connectivity and playback for live programming, virtual field trips, data visualization and Space-STEM learning resources.
Build with it
Capture, presentation and production capability so students create, broadcast and document their own work rather than only watching.
Spaceposium Space-STEM Expo System™
Three system levels. One common platform.
These are preliminary planning configurations used for estimating and sponsor conversations. They are not fixed quotes, final prices or guaranteed equipment lists. Final scope follows the school, the room, existing infrastructure, procurement rules, vendor availability and the approved budget.
Level 1
Spaceposium Discovery System
- Working sponsorship target
- Approximately $15,000
- Best fit
- Classroom, library, STEM room or smaller shared learning space.
Typical capabilities may include
- 85–98 inch commercial or interactive 4K display
- Wall mount or heavy-duty mobile cart
- Compact control computer
- Quality room audio
- Wireless teacher microphone
- Webcam or entry PTZ camera
- Basic streaming and conferencing capability
- Cabling and power conditioning
- Spaceposium learning and content access
- Space-STEM mission materials
- Installation, testing and initial orientation
The scalable workhorse for broad school deployment.
Level 2
Spaceposium Mission Control System
- Working sponsorship target
- Approximately $25,000
- Best fit
- Media center, large classroom, STEM lab or multipurpose room.
Typical capabilities may include
- 98 inch interactive display or an appropriate large-format projection solution
- Two or three cameras
- Production video switcher
- Streaming and encoding capability
- Control and production computer
- Program / confidence monitor
- Digital audio mixer
- Two to four wireless microphones
- Upgraded loudspeakers
- Student production workstation
- Portable lighting and tripods
- Rolling equipment rack or cart where appropriate
- Recording and storage capability
- Expanded Space-STEM mission materials
- Educator and student production orientation
Students move from watching content to producing and broadcasting it.
Level 3
Spaceposium Global Expo System
- Working sponsorship target
- Approximately $50,000+
- Best fit
- Auditorium, assembly hall, media center, major multipurpose room or campus showcase space.
Typical capabilities may include
- Very large-format presentation environment: premium projection or direct-view LED depending on room and scope
- Professional sound reinforcement
- Digital mixer
- Multiple PTZ or broadcast cameras
- Production video switcher
- Dedicated streaming encoder
- Control workstation and operator monitoring
- Expanded wireless microphone package
- Stage and presentation lighting where required
- Confidence display and presenter support
- Wireless presentation and recording
- Production rack and infrastructure
- Full Spaceposium content and learning environment
- Complete school mission-material collection
- Educator and student production orientation
- Commissioning and documentation
A signature campus space able to operate as a Global Space Expo theater, science event venue, student broadcast studio, guest-speaker venue, career-exploration center and community learning environment.
Preliminary planning ranges — not quotations
Planning figures are for program development and sponsor conversations only. They are not quotations. Final system scope and cost are established only after room review, technical requirements, procurement, vendor pricing, installation requirements and an approved project budget.
Module architecture
One platform, assembled in modules.
The three levels are not three unrelated bills of material. Every configuration is built from the same modules, so a school can start where its room and budget allow and extend later without replacing the platform.
- CORE
- Display, control computer, audio, Spaceposium access, installation and orientation.
- LIVE
- PTZ camera, wireless microphone, conferencing and streaming.
- PRODUCE
- Multiple cameras, switcher, mixer and a student production workstation.
- EXPO
- Large-format presentation, advanced audio, broadcast production and stage environment.
- HANDS-ON
- Space-STEM mission materials, models, activities and learning guides.
Scope and cost
Standardized planning architecture. Individualized final scope.
The three system levels give funders and districts a common vocabulary for planning. They are not a package price list. Equipment and costs are set project by project according to the school, the room, existing infrastructure, procurement and the approved project scope.
The room
Size, ceiling height, seating, sightlines, acoustics and ambient light all change what a shared space actually needs.
Existing infrastructure
Available power, network capability, mounting structure and existing cabling determine how much preparation work a project requires.
How the school will use it
A space used mainly for assemblies has different requirements than one used for daily instruction, broadcast or student production.
Procurement and local requirements
District purchasing rules, approved vendors, permitting and installation labor vary by location and affect both scope and cost.
The long-range goal
As many as 10,000 schools — an aspiration, stated plainly.
Spaceposium has set an aspirational long-range goal to help equip as many as 10,000 schools. This is a long-range objective, not a current reach claim, a projection, or a set of awarded projects. No school is enrolled, funded, or equipped until a project scope has been approved and completed.
Partner development
Help us standardize the system.
The Foundation is developing preliminary landed system estimates and standardized equipment categories for the three configurations. AV manufacturers, distributors, integrators, education resellers, installers, training organizations and workforce-development partners are invited to help.
- Education and nonprofit pricing
- Standardized bill-of-materials development
- Regional installation labor assumptions
- Logistics and warehousing
- Commissioning and ongoing support
- Training and student technical pathways
- In-kind or discounted equipment where appropriate
This is an open invitation to qualified organizations. No partnership, sponsorship, pricing agreement or trade-association relationship has been established, and none will be described publicly until it has been verified in writing.
Take part
Support an upgrade, or bring a school forward.
Funders can support the initiative directly. Schools, educators and community members can start a conversation about a shared space that needs help.