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EXHIBITS AND MUSEUM SERVICESEXHIBITSTHE MUSEUM OFFERED A RANGE OF ON-SITE AND DIGITAL EXPERIENCES TO IMMERSE VISITORS INTO THE MUSEUM THEMES OF THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND INNOVATION AND TO EXPAND ON THE STORIES OF SPACE SCIENCE AND INTREPID DURING ITS ERAS OF SERVICE. THESE NEW EXHIBITIONS WERE FREE WITH ONSITE ADMISSION. CONCORDE RESTORATION AND RETURN/OPENINGFOR SEVERAL MONTHS THE BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE WAS MOVED OFF-SITE FROM THE MUSEUM TO THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD TO UNDERGO CRITICAL RESTORATION AND TO ENSURE THAT WORK WAS ACHIEVED TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HISTORIC AIRCRAFT FOR YEARS TO COME. A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR SPECIALIZING IN AIRCRAFT PAINTING AND REPAIR COMPLETED THE WORK IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2024 AND WITH MUCH FANFARE AND PRESS COVERAGE ON MARCH 14, 2024, THE BRITISH AIRWAYS CONCORDE RETURNED TO THE INTREPID MUSEUM. "APOLLO: WHEN WE WENT TO THE MOON" TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONFREE WITH ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM, MARCH 26 - SEPTEMBER 2INTREPID'S LARGEST-EVER TEMPORARY LICENSED EXHIBITION IN THE MUSEUM'S SPACE SHUTTLE PAVILION SHOWCASING THE CAPTIVATING HISTORY OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM, THROUGH INTERACTIVE MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHS AND RARELY SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER ARCHIVES. THIS EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO BRINGING IMPACTFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING EXPERIENCES TO OUR VISITORS, FURTHER SOLIDIFYING THE INTREPID MUSEUM'S REPUTATION AS A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY. IT ALSO UNDERSCORES THE INTREPID'S HISTORIC HERITAGE WITH THE SPACE PROGRAM, HAVING SERVED AS A PRIMARY RECOVERY VESSEL FOR THE MERCURY-ATLAS 7 AND GEMINI 3 SPACE MISSIONS, RETRIEVING ASTRONAUTS AND THEIR CAPSULES AFTER OCEAN LANDINGS.RS-25 ENGINE, TEMPORARY DISPLAY ON PIER 86JULY TO SEPTEMBERIN CONJUNCTION WITH THE APOLLO: WHEN WE WENT TO THE MOON EXHIBITION, THE MUSEUM HOSTED A REPLICA OF THE RS-25 ENGINE ON DISPLAY AT PIER 86 TO CONNECT SPACE SCIENCE HISTORY AND THE FUTURE OF THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM. THIS PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENGINE POWERING NASA'S ARTEMIS II MISSION.CORSAIR ARRIVALMULTI-YEAR LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES NAVYOCTOBER 2, 2024 CORSAIR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE AIRCRAFT RESTORATION HANGAR AND ULTIMATELY REPAINTED WITH THE MARKINGS (WITH NMUSN APPROVAL) OF A FORMER NAVAL PILOT WHO SERVED ON INTREPID DURING WORLD WAR II. THIS ARTIFACT WILL BE ON LONG TERM LOAN TO THE MUSEUM AND WILL BE FEATURED AS A CENTERPIECE OF THE NEW PERMANENT STORY OF THE INTREPID AND HANGAR DECK - TO OPEN IN MARCH 2025. THE COLLECTIONS AND AIRCRAFT RESTORATION TEAM WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LENDER TO APPROVE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES. LONG LEAD PROJECTS: VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE - ENGINE ROOM/BOILER ROOMTHROUGHOUT MOST OF 2024 THE EXHIBITION AND CURATORIAL TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR TO DEVELOP ITS FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE THAT WILL SERVE AS A PILOT FOR OTHER VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO USE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE IMAGE RENDERINGS AND HAVE VISITORS "FEEL AND SEE" WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN THE HEART OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO LEARN FROM VISITOR FEEDBACK AND CREATE AN EXCITING AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE OF A PHYSICAL SPACE THAT THE PUBLIC WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO VISIT. TRAVELING EXHIBITION: MYSTERIES FROM THE DEEP: EXPLORING UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGYIN 2024, THE MUSEUM EMBARKED ON ITS FIRST FORAY INTO TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS. IT IS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A THIRD-PARTY EXHIBITION DEVELOPER TO CO-PRODUCE AN EXHIBITION "MYSTERIES FROM THE DEEP: EXPLORING UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY". THIS INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITION WILL FIRST OPEN AT INTREPID IN JUNE 2025 AND THEN CIRCULATE ON TOUR FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THE TOPIC - FOCUSING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH WILL ILLUSTRATE THE ROLES OF 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO REVEAL STORIES HIDDEN BENEATH OCEANS AND LAKES. SECOND DECK RESTORATION PROJECTTHE EXHIBITIONS STAFF WORKED IN 2024 ON DEVELOPING THE SCRIPT AND DESIGN FOR ONE OF ITS LARGEST PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, TO DATE. THIS 7000 SQ FOOT AREA WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WILL INTRODUCE VISITORS TO SOME OF THE MOST STORIED AREAS OF THE SHIP - SICK BAY (THE SHIP'S HOSPITAL), THE BARBER SHOP AND THE POST OFFICE. THIS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE - IN THE ACTUAL SPACES THEMSELVES WILL BE ENRICHED THROUGH SOUND INSTALLATIONS, VISUAL PROJECTIONS AS WELL AS RE-CREATIONS OF THE SPACES' THEMSELVES. DURING THIS DEVELOPMENT PHASE WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY TWO MAJOR GOVERNMENT FUNDERS, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH) AND INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS) TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOLARS' PROJECTION DESIGNERS, AS WELL AS COLLABORATE WITH OUR DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S ABILITY PROJECT TO SEEK INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK AND ULTIMATELY CREATE A RICHER, MORE LAYERED AND INCLUSIVE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE COMPLETE FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS, BUT THE RESEARCH AND WRITING AND ENVISIONING IS ONGOING.COLLECTIONS ACQUISITIONS CALENDAR YEAR 2024:APPROXIMATELY 826 ARTIFACTS WERE ADDED TO THE COLLECTION IN 2024 AND THERE WERE 70 TOTAL ACQUISITIONS (INCLUDING COLLECTIONS FOUND ON BOARD AND FOUND IN COLLECTION). - 70 TOTAL ACQUISITIONS: (57 GIFTS, 2 FOUND ON BOARD, 11 FOUND IN COLLECTION)- ARTIFACTS CONSISTING OF 37 ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS, 42 OBJECTS, 901 MEDIA ITEMS (INCLUDING SCAN AND RETURN DONATIONS) - TOTAL ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS: 9- ORAL HISTORY PARTICIPANTS (NEW AND PREVIOUS) WHO DONATED ARTIFACTS THIS YEAR: 9- REPEAT DONORS: 12- ACQUISITIONS RESULTING FROM THE ENGINE ROOM VR PROJECT: 3- CURRENT RECORDS PUBLISHED TO EMUSEUM: 1,342 (254 ARCHIVES, 381 OBJECTS, 653 MEDIA, 54 ORAL HISTORIES). THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF 67 RECORDS FROM LAST YEAR. DUE TO MULTIPLE ONGOING EXHIBITION PROJECTS AND PLANNING, AS WELL AS OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO RECOVER FROM THE COLLECTIONS DATA LOSS, WORK DURING THIS YEAR TO ADD NEW RECORDS TO THE SITE HAS SLOWED.ESTIMATED TOTAL COLLECTION = 23,258 ARCHIVES (RECORDS) = 1,901OBJECTS = 3,714MEDIA = 17,643 HIGHLIGHTS: MARTINI PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION - CDR MICHAEL V. MARTINI, SERVED ON BOARD INTREPID IN THE EARLY 1960S. CDR MARTINI APPEARS AS THE ENGINEERING OFFICER IN THE 1960-1961 CRUISE BOOK, AND HIS SON NOTED THAT HE ALSO SERVED AS DAMAGE CONTROL OFFICER. HIS SON DONATED A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES, ALONG WITH TWO CRUISE BOOKS AND A PAMPHLET. THE IMAGES, WHICH ARE ALL OFFICIAL PHOTOS, COVER A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS RELATED TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WITH IMAGES OF THE ENGINE AND FIRE ROOMS. USS GROWLER JOURNALS - BILL DAACK SERVED ON BOARD GROWLER FROM 1960 UNTIL 1963 AS A TORPEDOMAN'S MATE SECOND CLASS. HE AND HIS FAMILY ATTENDED THE GROWLER REUNION IN AUGUST 2024. DAACK OFFERED TO DONATE JOURNALS THAT HE KEPT WHILE SERVING ON GROWLER. THESE JOURNALS ARE IN THE FORM OF A RUNNING LETTER TO HIS WIFE, WHO SADLY PASSED AWAY EARLIER IN 2024. IN THE JOURNALS, DAACK DESCRIBES HIS LIFE ON BOARD AND SHARES HOW MUCH HE MISSED HIS WIFE. WE ONLY HAVE ONE OTHER GROWLER JOURNAL IN THE COLLECTION, MAKING THIS A RARE DONATION.FIRST CONCORDE SERVICE MENU - JOHN NINIVAGGI WAS PREVIOUSLY THE HEAD CHEF FOR IN-FLIGHT MEALS ABOARD CONCORDE. HE IS A PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS DONOR AND ATTENDED THE VIP OPENING FOR CONCORDE IN SPRING 2024. HE DONATED AN ORIGINAL MENU FROM THE FIRST CONCORDE FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO BAHRAIN ON JANUARY 21, 1976. WE HAD ALSO PURCHASED PROPS FOR THE INTERIOR OF CONCORDE FROM HIS ETSY STORE, AFTER WHICH HE GRACIOUSLY REFUNDED THE PAYMENT AS A DONATION. WILLIAM FENSICK COLLECTION - BILL FENSICK WORKED AS A TORPEDOMAN IN W DIVISION FROM 1970-1971 AND WAS A DJ FOR THE SHIP'S RADIO STATION. WE INTERVIEWED FENSICK FOR THE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION (OHP.268) EARLIER IN FALL 2024. HIS DONATION INCLUDED ITEMS FROM HIS TIME ON BOARD INCLUDING TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR TORPEDO HANDLING, DUNGAREE SHIRTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND AUDIO REELS FROM HIS RADIO PROGRAM. MUSEUM SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, THE TOURISM MARKET CONTINUED TO REBOUND BY SHOWING GAINS BOTH IN VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AS WELL AS REGIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL TO NEW YORK CITY. THESE TRENDS ALLOWED THE MUSEUM TO WELCOME OVER 950,000 VISITORS, A SEVEN PERCENT GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR. 2024 LEVELS WERE APPROXIMATELY 93 PERCENT OF PRE COVID PANDEMIC ATTENDANCE LEVELS. INTERNATIONAL VISITATION TO THE MUSEUM REBOUNDED TO 83% OF PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS, HOWEVER THE ASIAN MARKET CONTINUED TO LAG REACHING ONLY 20% OF NORMAL VISITATION DUE TO LIMITED FLIGHTS, VISA DELAYS, STRENGTH OF US DOLLAR AND ONGOING POLITICAL CLIMATE. NEW YORK CITY RESIDENT PRICING CONTINUED TO PENETRATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES CONTINUING TO GROW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, SURPASSING 80,000 RESIDENTS VISITING THE MUSEUM.

EDUCATION & EVALUATIONIN 2024, THE EDUCATION TEAM CONTINUED TO USE THE CENTER FOR HISTORY AND INNOVATION AS A GUIDING FRAMEWORK FOR THEIR ENDEAVORS AND WORKED TO BE ON TOP OF THE LATEST BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING STRESSED YOUTH AND TEACHERS. EDUCATION STAFF MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WORK FROM A PLACE OF WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVENESS, OFFERING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CULTURAL IMMIGRANT INITIATIVE AND PROGRAMMING EXPLICITLY HIGHLIGHTING TYPICALLY MARGINALIZED STORIES AND VOICES SUCH AS WOMEN IN STEM FIELDS, LGBTQ VETERANS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS DURING INTREPID'S ACTIVE SERVICE YEARS. ULTIMATELY, THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION TEAM SERVED OVER 40,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH VARIOUS TYPES OF EDUCATOR-LED PROGRAMMING IN THE FISCAL YEAR SPANNING JANUARY 1, 2024 - DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND OVER 31,000 MORE THROUGH SELF-GUIDED MATERIALS AND ONLINE CONTENT. CENTER FOR HISTORY & INNOVATION KEYSTONE PROJECTS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAMMING IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION BY AMPLIFYING THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE ON THE FRONTLINES OF HISTORY AND THE STORIES BEHIND THE ENGINEERING MARVELS IN OUR COLLECTION, INVITING INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE WONDER, ASK QUESTIONS AND BE INSPIRED TO SEEK CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE 21ST CENTURY'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. PROGRAMS PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING MINDSETS: PROBLEM SOLVING (DEFINING THE CHALLENGE; EXAMINING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE; EXPLORING HOW AND WHY); GROWTH (LEARNING FROM FAILURE, THRIVING ON CHALLENGES); COLLABORATION (INCLUSION OF DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS, VOICES AND PRACTICES); SYNTHESIZING (MAKING CONNECTIONS; UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AND IMPACTS).THE MUSEUM OFFERS MULTIDISCIPLINARY, DYNAMIC PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES, AUDIENCES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VETERANS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. MUSEUM PROGRAMS HAPPEN AT THE MUSEUM, IN THE COMMUNITIES OF NEW YORK CITY AND THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, PROGRAMS HAPPENED PRIMARILY AT THE MUSEUM, BUT VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES WERE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, OR, IN THE CASE OF TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPED. SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS CULTURAL AFTERSCHOOL ADVENTURES (CASA) AND A LOCAL SCHOOL RESIDENCY SAW MUSEUM EDUCATION TEAM MEMBERS OFFERING PROGRAMMING IN MANY SCHOOLS. THE MUSEUM PRIORITIZES SECURING FUNDING THAT ALLOWS IT TO OFFER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE SERVED ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS.IN 2024, MANAGEMENT COMPLETED PLANNING ON ELEMENTS TO UPDATE THE MUSEUM'S MICHAEL TYLER FISHER CENTER FOR EDUCATION (MTFC) INTO A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE CENTER FOR HISTORY AND INNOVATION, INCLUDING INCREASED USE AS A CONVENING CENTER FOR OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE, CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL PROCESS, BASIC DESIGN ELEMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED, AND AN EXTERIOR WALL WAS REMOVED, OPENING THE CENTER VISUALLY TO THE MAIN EXHIBITION AREA OF THE MUSEUM. FIRST STEPS WERE TAKEN TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER LAB TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING SELECT EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO INCORPORATE MORE 21ST CENTURY TECHNICAL SKILLS INTO THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION, WORK BEGAN TO TEASE OUT A STRAND OF EDUCATIONAL WORK SURROUNDING COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMMING STRENGTHS IN AVIATION AND SPACE - INTREPID AS THE PLACE FOR AEROSPACE.SCHOOL AND TEACHER PROGRAMS (IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL TIME)OVER 23,000 K-12 STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, AND TEACHERS TOOK PART IN EDUCATOR-LED PROGRAMMING IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY DURING 2024. PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORY AND INNOVATION AND WERE ALIGNED WITH THE STATE STANDARDS, THE NEW YORK CITY SCOPE & SEQUENCE AND THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED ONSITE OR VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF THE SHIP'S RESTORED HISTORIC SPACES, INQUIRY-BASED DISCUSSIONS, PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CHALLENGES. STUDENTS VIEWED THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC AIRCRAFT COLLECTION, DISCUSSED AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND USE, AND ENGAGED IN PHYSICS DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS TO DISCOVER HOW FLIGHT IS POSSIBLE; PARTICIPATED IN SPACE SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE, THE HISTORY OF THE SPACE RACE AND SPACE EXPLORATION IN RELATION TO INTREPID'S OWN HISTORY; CREATED ROBOTIC ARMS, EXPERIENCED SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY, DISCOVERED HOW ASTRONAUTS WORK IN SPACE; DISCUSSED WATERWAYS, THE NEED FOR WATER ON A U.S. NAVY SHIP AND PRESERVATION CHALLENGES FOR A SHIP DOCKED ON THE HUDSON RIVER. WITH REMOTE INSTRUCTION, STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA HAVE EXPERIENCED VIRTUAL TOURS OF MUSEUM SPACES AND COLLECTIONS, LED BY AN EDUCATOR WITH WHOM THEY INTERACT IN REAL TIME. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM WAS AWARDED A GRANT TO COLLABORATE WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A PILOT CURRICULUM STARTING IN FALL 2023 AND FINISHING IN JUNE OF 2024, UTILIZING THE EDUCATING FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORK TO ENGAGE ELEMENTARY AGE STUDENTS WITH CIVICS. IN LATE WINTER OF 2024, THE COLLABORATION TOOLKIT WITH SAMPLE LESSONS, WHICH WILL BE SHARED PUBLICLY, ENTERED THE FINAL DESIGN PROCESS. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION TEAM ENGAGED SCHOOL AGE PARTICIPANTS WITH PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE OR EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS THROUGH TAILORED PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVED MOVEMENT, SOUND, STORYTELLING, USE OF TOUCH-COLLECTION OBJECTS, PICTURES, AND CLOSE EXAMINATION OF ARTIFACTS, SUCH AS THE T-34A MENTOR AIRPLANE AND HH-52A SEA GUARDIAN HELICOPTER. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, INCLUDED A PRE-VISIT EXPERIENCE. THESE AUDIENCES ARE PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING TO CONNECT WITH IN VIRTUAL SPACE, YET FEEDBACK TO OUR REMOTE PROGRAMS REMAINED POSITIVE. FOR TEACHERS, MUSEUM EDUCATORS LED FREE AND LOW-COST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED ONSITE, VIRTUALLY, DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AND IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL HOURS TO MEET THE NEED OF EDUCATORS ACROSS THE CITY AND AWARDED THE PARTICIPATING TEACHERS NY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION-ENDORSED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDITS. THE MUSEUM WELCOMED 351 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH AN IMLS SUPPORTED INSPIRATION ACADEMY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AIMED AT EARLY CAREER AND BIPOC TEACHERS IN NEW YORK STATE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING EXPERIENCES THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICES SUCH AS THE STEM PROGRAM OFFICE AND THE CIVICS FOR ALL INITIATIVE.A PAID IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY WAS COMPLETED ONCE AGAIN IN FALL 2024 WITH HYPER-LOCAL SCHOOL PS 51, ON WEST 44TH STREET. TWO SECOND GRADE AND ONE SECOND/THIRD GRADE SPLIT CLASS LEARNED ABOUT THE INTREPID MUSEUM AND OUR TIES TO THE HUDSON RIVER WATERSHED. AS PS 51 CONTINUES TO WELCOME RECENT IMMIGRANT CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, MUSEUM EDUCATORS PREPARED AND CO-TAUGHT BILINGUAL LESSONS. IN SPRING 2024 WE FINISHED PROGRAMMING FOR 29 SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS SUPPORTED BY CITY COUNCIL FUNDING. FOR FALL 2024 COUNCIL MEMBERS AWARDED THE MUSEUM FUNDS TO SUPPORT 31 PROGRAMS AT 30 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RANGING FROM 5 TO 40 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EXHIBITIONS TEAM, EDUCATORS ALSO BEGAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXHIBIT GUIDE FOR TEACHERS AND FAMILIES TO ACCOMPANY THE MUSEUM'S UPCOMING UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY EXHIBITION AND REVAMPED/UPDATED THE AGE-LEVELED SELF-GUIDE MATERIALS THAT ARE SOLD BY GROUP SALES. YOUTH LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE & CAREER PATHWAYTHIS YEAR WE LAUNCHED A COLLABORATIVE SUMMER PROGRAM WITH THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CALLED TECHS OF TOMORROW FOR 25 NYC GIRLS RECRUITED THROUGH DYCD CHANNELS AND PAID THROUGH THE CITY'S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR 180 HOURS OF CAREER-FOCUSED EXPERIENCES IN AEROSPACE STEM AND WORKPLACE SKILLS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING FOR 2024 ALSO INCLUDED STEM CAREER MENTORSHIP DAYS, A HACKATHON, COLLABORATION WITH TEENS ACROSS THE CITY ON TEENS TAKE THE MET, AND THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF GIRLS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DAY SERVING MUSEUM PROGRAM ALUMNAE ALONG WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES. EIGHTY-HOUR PAID INTERNSHIPS WERE PROVIDED FOR 20 PARTICIPANTS OVER THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR ENDING IN SPRING OF 2024 AND IN FALL 2024, 10 ALUMNAE OF PREVIOUS GOALS SUMMERS, THE TECHS OF TOMORROW PROGRAM AND OUR ALL ACCESS MAKER PROGRAM BEGAN THEIR PAID INTERNSHIPS. IN ADDITION, CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION - VITAL TO PROVIDING THE SUPPORT NETWORK OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING HELPS ESTABLISH - WERE MAINTAINED THROUGH ALUMNI DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTS. OVER 2250 TEEN PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED ONSITE AND OFFSITE TEEN EVENTS IN 2024.