Association of Science-Technology Centers

Intergenerational Learning

Science centers' efforts to promote understanding of aging, brain health, and healthy lifestyles received a boost in December, thanks to a new round of grants from MetLife Foundation. The MetLife Partnership for Intergenerational Learning program provides 15 ASTC members throughout the United States with a total of $1 million in funding for exhibitions and programs that support learning for people of all ages. The program builds on the Foundation's earlier Partnership for Lifelong Learning initiative. Combined, the two programs have awarded grants to 36 museums, which together reach
7.2 million people.

In announcing the awards, Sibyl Jacobson, president and CEO of MetLife Foundation, said "Science museums, in particular, serve as excellent community and educational resources and are well positioned to provide an environment for intergenerational learning and exploration. We are pleased to support these museums in their work to engage young people, older adults, and families through programs that will promote discovery and build community."

MetLife Foundation press release

IGLO, a project of the Association of Science-Technology Centers on the occasion of International Polar Year (March 2007-March 2009), is designed to raise worldwide public awareness about global warming and ways the polar regions profoundly influence Earth's climate, ecosystems, and human society.