PROJECT LEAD THE WAY
KENTUCKY


FORGING THE INNOVATION GENERATION

Students

Would you work with doctors to make better tools to help sick people? Would you use your artistic talents to make beautiful and safe buildings and bridges? With PLTW, you don't have to imagine. You can do those things - and much more - right now.

Parents

With PLTW, your daughter or son will develop the science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills essential for achievement in the classroom and success in college through hands - on experience preparing them for the real world.

Educators

The educators and administrators who implement, oversee, and use PLTW programs every day are an integral part of PLTW's growth and success.

Industry

The wide range of support from some of America's leading corporations and foundations, not to mention the dedicated involvement of PLTW parents and volunteers, ensures that our program and our students are successful.

Upcoming Events

PLTWKY 2013 Mars Rover Design State Competition

PLTWKY 2013 Mars Rover Design State Competition Date/Time: May 4, 2013, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Grand Ballroom, Student Center, University of Kentucky Details and Registration: http://www.pltwky.org/pltwky-mars-rover-challenge-2013/

PLTWKY hosting IP Pitch Contest on UK Campus

PLTWKY hosting IP Pitch pilot contest on UK campus with supprt from the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship and Kentucky Association of Manufacturers & Foundation of Kentucky Industry. Dates:  March 13-14, 2013, UK Campus, Lexington, KY Location:  Davis Marksbury Building for the pitch contest, followed by Campus Tours of Engineering, the Business School, and Basketball [...]

Mars Rover Design Challenge Training

PLTWKY is hosting  Mars Rover Design Challenge Training in Fall 2012.  October 20, 2012, T.K. Stone Middle School, Elizabethtown, KY. Registration Deadline:  October 13, 2012 More information and registration details are at: http://www.pltwky.org/mars-rover-challenge-2013/mars-rover-challenge-training-registration/

PLTW STEM Symposium and Administrator Conference

The 2012 PLTWKY STEM Symposium & Administrator Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, October 23 at the Clarion Hotel in Lexington, KY.  Doors open at 8:00 AM and the program begins at 9:00. Details are at: http://www.pltwky.org/pltwky-stem-symposium-administrators-conference/ Theme:  ‘PLTWKY:  College & Career Ready for the Commonwealth’ Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lee Todd, former President of the University of [...]

Lockheed Martin sponsoring PLTWKY Mars Rover Challenge Competition

Announcing partnership between Project Lead The Way Kentucky (PLTWKY), housed in the UK College of Engineering, and Lockheed Martin in Lexington, KY. Lockheed Martin is supporting the PLTWKY Mars Rover Challenge Competition for fifth grade students from across the Commonwealth on March 10, 2012 in the KY NASA lab, 112 Robotics.

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Spotlight

KY Governor signed Executive Order

Governor Beshear signed the Executive Order combining all Career & Technical Education under Kentucky Department of Education on Aug 28, 2012. News article link: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/08/28/2314596/beshear-reorganizes-career-technical.html#storylink=misearch

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