To Offer Schools Across the Country a Science of Motorsports National Curricula K-12.
RFE founding members have built the roadmap and are implementing Phase I of a 6-12th grade Motorsports theme integration of chemistry, biology, physics, math, and technology.
Phase II is the K-5 integration. Phase III is an 11th and 12th grade ‘Intro to Engineering’ curriculum.
To Drive More Students Towards STEM Careers
Racing is fun. A Motorsports based STEM curriculum has students curious. Curious enough to say yes, instead of taking a different path. Students are open to learning when it is a subject that interests them. When the current Physics of Motorsports curriculum was offered to 11th graders at a public charter school in Florida, there was a 400% increase in class enrollment, 50% less drop out, and 30% of the students were young women.
To Affiliate Curricula with Colleges and Universities
RFE’s course curriculum is being built with higher education in mind. Universities and Colleges are founding members of Racing For Education, and have contributed towards the development of the STEM curriculum. RFE is in support of high schools building dual-enrollment courses in conjunction with their local community college or university. Part of our Ambassador Program (REAP) is to build the bridges between K-12 and higher education in mapping a course for career success in the sciences.
To Work With Industry to ‘Draft’ Skilled, Capable Students Into Their Business
American business and industry is in need of more students taking a career path into the sciences. American industry needs more engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and technologists. When Industry ‘Plugs In’ and begins working closely with their local universities, colleges, high schools, and grade schools, they can be the recipient of the type of employee they desire.
The Science of Motorsports STEM program creates the perfect opportunity for education to meet commerce. We offer the most exciting educational push to develop our country’s next wave of young engineers for American business and industry. One of RFE’s goals is to create a model that will impact American education and industry by significantly increasing the number of high school students that will choose a career path in STEM programs. Our “product” is a highly educated, skilled and motivated student that, upon graduation, will enter a trade, or a college/university science, math, engineering or other technical program. The curriculum should offer the most well prepared and most competitive students for college/university scholarships as well as those sponsored by industry.
Think about how we ‘draft’ collegiate athletes into professional sports today. What if Industry ‘drafted’ budding high school talent taking STEM courses by scouting, and promoting these students into their summer intern programs, and offering scholarships tied to coming to work for your team?
To Nationally Promote a Gender-Neutral High School Varsity Racing Program
Racing is a team sport. Racing for education advocates a dual path of success. Inspire kids to learn through STEM infused curriculum that in high school offers the opportunity to RACE. How cool is that?
Seems far-fetched? Consider how many high school soccer programs there were 30 years ago? Not many. Today you can’t help but trip over getting your children involved in soccer.
Why not take one of the most popular spectator sports in the world and have all of the factions of the Racing industry come together through the love of Motorsports and collaborate to inspire the minds of students and parents towards the present possibilities of what the Sciences hold for a student’s future.
