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 idea 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:
This Fall, TomTod is excited to be launching
2 ideas with middle schoolers from Canton and Akron!
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!
Canton Kids and Adults Connection Events – This idea was created by middle schoolers during Camp What If Canton and is open to any middle schooler who attended Camp What If Canton during the summer of 2025!