Time+line

__** First 6-12 months **__ (in no particular order) > > > > > > >
 * Tell the Story . . . - Share the vision
 * Make contacts at the local museums - [|Studebaker Museum], [|Northern Indiana Center for History], [|Healthworks], [|Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum], [|South Bend Chocolate Factory and Museum],
 * Make contacts at schools
 * Make contacts at centers of our community that work with youth - [|MLK Center], [|Boy Scouts], [|Girl Scouts], [|Boys and Girls Club], [|La Casa de Amistad], [|Charles Martin Center], [|Campfire USA], [|YMCA], Upward Bound
 * Get commitments from local business owners and tradespeople to provide services to link with those young people.
 * Work with Chuck Pressler of Workforce Development Group on funding opportunities
 * Look for other grant opportunities - museum focus, education focus, etc.
 * Find new location
 * Create website and associated connections - wiki, videocast, etc.
 * Check into [|Learning-for-Life] to use [|Explorer] materials for career club ideas and potential guidelines - need 5 youth ages 14-20 and 2 adults to run the Explorer Post and 3 more adults to serve as an administrative committee - budget, etc.
 * Design (with local input) possible permanent/movable interactive displays for people to be involved with, i.e., Studebaker Experience
 * __6 months__**
 * Pilot a couple of Hands-On activities (for lack of a better word)
 * Evaluate above in light of vision and mission
 * Provide feedback to activity leaders and HOST board
 * Beth starts robotics clubs:)

**__12 months__** >
 * Move to location with much open space - hopefully:)
 * Create initial permanent/movable interactive displays, i.e., Studebaker Experience
 * Advertise programming available to teachers, students, youth, parents, community
 * Webcast (live and archived) programming as possible for all to use