ECI is Tuskawilla Middle School’s Career Exploration and Entrepreneurship Program with a foundation in design thinking and problem-based learning. Considering the amount of college-level courses in high school and high-school credit courses in middle school today, it’s almost too late to wait until high school to begin looking at careers. Middle school is that time where students need the opportunity to explore their interests to ignite their passion that might lead to a purposeful career. How many of us have known people who have gone to college, finished degrees and decided they didn’t really want to do that anymore? Wouldn’t it be better if they had the chance to try on different careers to find their interests earlier? ECI was built with this vision in mind.

• In 6th grade we have all students take a Career Exploration class in which they investigate a variety of careers to find a match for their personal strengths.
• In 7th grade they get to specialize in career options of their choosing under the umbrellas of Business, Design, Medical, Service and Technology where they do hands-on activities to discover what is new and innovative.
• In 8th grade students will work to develop a Business Model Canvas in which they will solve an industry problem working alongside with Business Partner mentors, taking that solution from ideation to pitch moment.

ECI directly feeds into Lake Howell High School’s Entrepreneurship Academy and their AA in Business offered through Seminole State. ECI is not just a program, it is a culture here at Tuskawilla Middle School. 

Our ECI program includes two award-winning Robotics teams - the Falconbots and the Falconbytes.