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Ampolo interview with Gabrielle Lyon, Project Exploration Cofounder and Co-Executive Director


Interview with Gabrielle Lyon on Making a Difference, internet radio program

Project Exploration is a nonprofit science education organization that works to ensure communities traditionally overlooked by science—particularly minority youth and girls—have access to personalized experiences with science and scientists.

Founded in 1999 by paleontologist Paul Sereno and educator Gabrielle Lyon, Project Exploration seeks to expand access to science. Our youth programs impact the lives of hundreds of students each year by fostering a long-term involvement in science, and are supported by public programs that provide a window into science in action through exhibits, online initiatives, and contributions to the field of science in out-of-school time.

 

Project Exploration targets students who are open-minded and curious, regardless of academic or economic standing, and gives them the opportunity to explore a variety of scientific disciplines alongside scientists.

Our highly-personalized approach includes hands-on programming, authentic fieldwork, leadership development, and long-term relationships—our motto is, “Once a Project Exploration student, always a Project Exploration student!”

Our students are more likely to graduate high school, go to college, and major in science than their peers: over 96% of Project Exploration fieldwork participants graduate from high school. These students are three times more likely to enroll in a four-year college than their peers, and over one third of Project Exploration field alumni major in science once in college. At a time when four out of five jobs require science and technology skills, Project Exploration provides a new model for engaging and retaining today’s youth in science and technology.

 

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