The Building

Upon completion, RiverTech at Goodwin University's permanent home will be at 6 Pent Road in East Hartford, CT, behind Pathways Academy of Technology and Design and across the street from 3 Pent Road, Goodwin University's manufacturing facility. The building will feature a Business Hub, which will welcome local professional partners, and an astronaut training center, which is being created as a part of a partnership with the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) in Melbourne, Victoria Australia and will include a space that mimics the surface of Mars. 

Small instructional spaces for speciality services, like speech and language, special education, and school social workers and psychologists, will be provided. In addition, RiverTech will include a library, theater, and gymnasium. There will also be a cafeteria that can additionally function as a large meeting space for family education nights and exhibition events at which the scholars present their work to state-wide business partners. 

RiverTech Groundbreaking | June 3, 2025

On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 9 a.m., Goodwin University Magnet School System and distinguished guests hosted the RiverTech Groundbreaking, officially initiating construction on Connecticut's first technical magnet school. The Groundbreaking featured a ceremonial first dig led by Superintendent, Dr. Sal Menzo, and included members of the first RiverTech class. The program and dig took place at 3 Pent Road in East Hartford. Special guests included Mayor of East Hartford, Connor Martin, President of Goodwin University, Mark Scheinberg, Bureau Chief at the Regional School Choice Office (RSCO), Shola Freeman, and several local representatives.