DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Henry Ford has launched a $150 million comprehensive campaign to help launch the workforce of tomorrow. This campaign, The Innovation Project, will help The Henry Ford build digital and experiential learning tools, programs and initiatives to advance innovation, invention and entrepreneurship, it was announced today by Patricia Mooradian, President and CEO of The Henry Ford.
"We have an obligation to seize this moment in The Henry Ford's history by focusing our efforts, far and wide, on high-impact youth learning and development," said Mooradian. "At The Henry Ford, we believe that access to the ideas and innovations that have shaped our country should be available to everyone, regardless of backgrounds and barriers. We want to aggressively and intentionally leverage our unique assets, both physically and digitally, to educate, influence and inspire tomorrow's leaders."
To date, The Henry Ford has raised more than $90 million. The campaign has already changed the way visitors experience The Henry Ford with upgrades and enhancements made to Heroes of the Sky in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation courtesy of Delta Air Lines and the new Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass in Greenfield Village and the Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery in the museum.
In addition, The Henry Ford, this past September, acquired the STEMIE Coalition, a non-profit global consortium of invention education stakeholders and education change agents best known for its National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo, NICEE. The institution hosted its first Michigan Invention Convention in March and was the site for this year's NICEE in June in which more than 400 students from 20 states and two countries qualified to attend. This acquisition allows The Henry Ford to expand the pipeline of products available to address all age groups preK-12 and to increase the accessibility of invention education for students of all backgrounds.
Highlights of this comprehensive campaign include:
- The development and deployment of Innovation and Invention Curriculum to students preK-12 in schools across the nation.
- New digital experiences on the floor of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation that redefine how visitors use a museum. These experiences will be placed throughout the institution's six connected areas of innovation including Mobility, Energy & Power, Social Transformation, Agriculture & The Environment, Communications & Technology, and Design & Making.
- New, immersive and engaging exhibitions in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation including the future Racing in America exhibition
- Connected learning platforms in Greenfield Village and across The Henry Ford's campus such as providing a future home for the Detroit Central Farmers Market
- The Henry Ford's two national television series, The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation and Did I Mention Invention?
- Speaker series, town halls and "In Residence" programs that offer one-on-one access to the nation's leading entrepreneurs, innovators and experts
- Unconventional innovation and entrepreneurial public workspaces on the floor of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
- The growth and stewardship of The Henry Ford's 26 million artifacts that include the Archive of American Innovation
About The Henry Ford
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford, a globally-recognized destination, fosters inspiration and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts that represent the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness in America. Its unique venues include Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center and Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school. Together with its online presence at thehenryford.org, its national television programs, The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation and Did I Mention Invention? and other resources, The Henry Ford helps individuals of all kinds to unlock their potential and help shape a better future. The Henry Ford advanced its role as a catalyst for change in education with the acquisition of The STEMIE Coalition, a growing affiliation of organizations dedicated to fostering innovation, invention and entrepreneurship in students, K-12. With STEMIE, The Henry Ford hosts the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) and makes innovation learning curriculum accessible to educators and students worldwide.
SOURCE The Henry Ford
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