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Mission & History
Founded in 1994, The John C. Ford Program, Inc.,dba The Ford Program-GEI Project, is a tier-one 501(c)(3) nonprofit, international NGO donor. The Ford Program develops, tests, and donates STEM Education Materials for teachers and students, worldwide, to help accelerate global education transformation that prepares students, worldwide, for the 21st Century Workforce in the age of surging AI, preK-12→Career Of Choice, and helps to develop sustainable economic development in all communities, worldwide.
Mission
The Ford Program-GEI Project’s mission is to help build global capacity through STEM education in underserved communities, worldwide, preK-12→Career Of Choice.
History→GEI Project
During 1999-2006, the U.S. Department of Commerce Technology Opportunities Program, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, EDS Foundation and Microsoft Corporation awarded The Ford Program grants totaling over $3 Million to develop a new applied-learning pedagogy with STEM Entrepreneurship Programs to help bridge the gaps in STEM education, and train the next generation of scientists and engineers, worldwide, preK-12→Career of Choice. The program that resulted is now known as the The Ford Program-Global Education Initiative [GEI Project], and today includes comprehensive STEM Education Programs in 22 vital science areas, with training materials for both teachers and students, developed and tested by The Ford Program and global educators.
The 21st Century requires students who research, learn, analyze and apply 21st century critical-thinking skills to Real-World Issues, preK-12→Career Of Choice.