Our Mission

Inspire Academy – A School of Inquiry (IASI) exists to empower a diverse body of students with an internationally competitive education by fostering students’ natural inclination toward curiosity, discovery, and adventure.

What Sets Us Apart

We’re committed to inquiry – the practice of asking questions and seeking answers! Our students learn early and often that their voices matter and that they can make a difference every day. Our interdisciplinary approach emphasizes collaborative learning and character development.

Our History

Inspire Academy received approval for charter from Ball State University on December 5, 2011 and received the executed charter on April 18, 2013. We opened in August 2013 on the site of the former Garfield School as part of what was then called The Unity Center, with a founding student body of 124 students in grades K – 5. Inspire Academy was Muncie’s first public charter school that services children onsite 5 days a week, and renewed its charter with Ball State University two times, once in 2018 and once in 2022. In 2023, Inspire Academy received approval for charter from Trine University on January 11, 2023 and currently operates under a charter from Education One at Trine University that is effective through 2038.