What If You Could
Project-Based Mentoring with TomTod Ideas
Real-world learning
What If You Could guides middle schoolers through professional collaboration, prototyping, and project management by taking their ideas and trying to make them a reality.
We connect middle schoolers to people, tools, and resources to make their ideas become real.
Middle Schoolers Matter
Middle schoolers don’t just listen to what adults are saying about their community. They have a voice too. We believe middle schoolers’ perspectives are important for our community.
What If You Could exists because we believe middle schoolers matter and have the ability right now to make a difference.
More than mentoring
What If You Could is a powerful journey of real-world learning and deep mentorship that empowers middle schoolers to positively impact their community by launching ideas.
“TomTod gives us middle schoolers a voice that can be heard and made real.”
– TT Middle Schooler
Read about one WIYC group that worked on their idea after Camp What If 2023:
Register to join one of TomTod’s Idea Mentoring Teams!
This Spring, TomTod is excited to be launching
3 ideas with middle schoolers from Canton and Akron!
Oakwood: What If You Could – “Grow to Glow” & the Find a Friend Activity App – These ideas were created by middle schoolers during What If 101 at Oakwood Middle School and were combined into a SUPER group!
Canton: Better Lot Ideas– These ideas turn empty city lots into usable, fun, beautiful parks and art destinations were created by middle schoolers during What If 101 in Canton City Schools and is open to any middle schooler from a Canton City Middle School.
The Akron Gun Violence Prevention Short Film Project – This idea was created by middle schoolers during Camp What If Akron and is open to any camper who attended Camp What If Akron during the summer of 2025!
