Genius Garage goes beyond a typical after-school learning program, and it’s much more of a supplement to these students’ work than any study group organized by the career services department. By giving the next generation of talented engineers and designers not just a base of knowledge to fall back on, but also the crucial hands-on opportunities to work on aircrafts and racing cars, founder Casey Putsch is providing these bright young minds with the resources to reach their potentials sooner. He’s not saying that setting up Corvette race cars or building mechanical pterosaurs is or should replace what his students learn in their classrooms, but rather that these projects are a way of applying and expanding that knowledge.