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As PN2K moves towards bike safety educational initiatives and programs, we find ourselves moving away from some programs that have been instrumental in our foundational development and will move towards impact in the broader bicycle safety field to align with our greater mission of ensuring that all cyclists, including kids and their families, stay safe on the roads. We have exciting plans underway and have secured funding from the MIT Office of Government and Community Relations for 300 kids' bike safety books and will be starting work with MIT's Daycare Facilities to develop our kids bike safety educational sessions.
Once upon a time...
...in 2014, we kicked off our collaboration with MIT Amphibious Achievement to inspire high school students to pursue their dreams through STEAM-education, hands-on workshops (STEAM represents "science, technology, education, arts, math"). The structure of these exciting on-site visits to local companies and start-ups for Achievers was created by PN2K as a means to inspire students to pursue higher education and introduce them to potential career paths.
Guest speakers inspire students with personal stories of how college shaped their career paths and life journeys. A large chunk of time is dedicated to experiential learning (hands-on building and “learning by doing” activities), followed by a quick debrief.
The four workshops PN2K hosted:
In May 2014, we also gave out a $500 award to support a high school student in pursuing their life aspirations through higher education - Congratulations Miss Lucie Sanon! The $500 is awarded to an Achiever demonstrating dedication, potential, vigor of character through scholarship and athletics, and commitment. Read more in our blog.
