GM's K-12 Educational Initiatives
General Motors has established partnerships with organizations that promote education in the areas of math, science and technology. Read more on the individual partnerships below.
Curriculum development
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Weekly Reader and GM have teamed up to bring quality lesson plans to K-12 schools that are consistent with national education standards. Topics include fuel cells, the environment, and technology.
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Junior Achievement and GM have teamed up to create four stand-alone activities that explore the business and economics of fuel cell technology.
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Classroom extension programs
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Society of Automotive Engineers: A World in Motion, a program SAE developed to pique the interest of elementary and middle school students in math and science.
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Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN), a program that brings together employees from GM facilities, local environmental groups, community leaders, educators, and young people to protect local water resources.
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Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP), a nationally acclaimed K-12 program designed to motivate, inspire and academically prepare minority youth for the demands of college, and careers in engineering, math, science or technology related fields.
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Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES), a dynamic partnership between participating automotive manufacturers, participating local dealers, and selected local high schools/technical prep schools to encourage awareness of and participation in careers as automotive technicians. GM was the initiator of this innovative industry-wide program in 1995, which has since grown to include the participation of over 430 schools nationwide.
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Competitions
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EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, an international collegiate vehicle engineering competition —sponsored by GM, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Government of Canada and other industry organizations, challenges engineering students from universities throughout North America to design and build a cutting edge vehicle with the goal of minimizing the environmental impact of personal transportation.
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FIRST, an organization encouraging young people to explore careers in science and technology by using a competition format similar to sporting events where students learn the fun and excitement that can be found in a technical career.
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DOE National Science Bowl for Middle Schools and High Schools, a competition that encourages student involvement in math and science and improves awareness of career options in science and technology.
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The Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit program focuses on junior high and high school students throughout the state of Michigan and beyond.
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MATHCOUNTS, a U.S. middle school math enrichment and competition program run by volunteers that helps to prepare students for the working world by stimulating their interest in math and math-related careers.
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