President’s Message

BACK TO SCHOOL TO WORK TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE

As a new school year begins during these challenging times, we are reminded why it is so important to inspire the next generation to be champions of science. It helps us not only better understand the world around us, but offers a set of skills to address the problems plaguing it. Our youth can save the world and science can help them do it.

They will take humanity to Mars and beyond, address the dilemmas of world hunger and climate change and overcome the next global health crisis. Innovation can light the path to better days, but it must be nurtured. That is why it is so important to engage our students with active science learning. Orlando Science Center is preparing for a brighter tomorrow by partnering with our region’s schools today.

Our team supports curriculum with resources and experiences that make science come alive for students and teachers alike. Through field trips, science festivals, workshops and teacher training, we are an ally and mentor to students and teachers at schools throughout Central Florida and beyond. Our activities encourage the skills needed to master this complicated 21st century world. Research shows that 60% of future jobs will require STEM skills that only 20% of our workforce currently possess. We are helping our kids get ready for jobs that don’t even exist yet.

Engaging audiences both onsite and offsite with immersive experiences creates confidence in science and excitement for what lies ahead. Real learning happens during a virtual reality jet flight or by successfully guiding a robot you just programmed though an obstacle course. It’s learning by doing and we could not do any of it without you. Please know that your support makes dynamic science learning possible for more than 140,000 students every year.

Together, we are stimulating curiosity and creativity, motivating students, empowering teachers, and providing a welcoming and exciting place for all to enjoy learning together - whether that’s in an exhibit hall, in a classroom or at an after school program. By supporting Orlando Science Center, you are investing in a future of possibilities for our entire community.

Sincerely,

PRESIDENT/CEO