Company Profile
Project Lead The Way, Inc.
Company Overview
Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a nonprofit organization and the nation’s leading provider of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, helps students develop the problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills needed to succeed in the global economy.
PLTW’s world-class, activity-, project-, and problem-based curriculum gives students a chance to apply what they know, identify problems, find unique solutions, and lead their own learning, rather than be passive recipients of information in a question-and-answer, right-or-wrong learning environment.
In addition to our innovative curriculum, one of the most unique aspects of our programs is the engaging, rigorous professional development for teachers. We offer five programs of study: PLTW Launch (grades K-5), PLTW Gateway (middle school), PLTW Engineering (high school), PLTW Biomedical Science (high school), and PLTW Computer Science (high school). Visit www.pltw.org for more information.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is the nation’s leading provider of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. As a nonprofit organization, PLTW’s mission is simple: prepare students for the global economy. Through world-class, activity-, project-, and problem-based curriculum; high-quality teacher professional development; and an engaged network of educators and corporate partners, PLTW helps students develop the skills needed to succeed in our global economy. More than 6,500 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia offer PLTW programs.
PLTW is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. The Social Impact Exchange lists PLTW as one of America’s top 100 performing nonprofit organizations, and the CEO-led initiative, Change the Equation, named PLTW one of only four nationally scalable, high-quality STEM programs. In 2014, PLTW received the CLASSY Award for Education Advancement, a top honor given globally in partnership with the United Nations Foundation. In both 2013 and 2014, PLTW was recognized as a Best Place To Work in Indiana.