Project ACCELERATE History

Children's Museum of Houston learned from partners at Technology For All Houston that after-school computer learning labs often do not have adequate learning resources for their participants.
In response Children's Museum of Houston partnered with Technology For All to develop the idea for Project ACCELERATE.
The project was founded on the idea that children learn best when given a variety of options and approaches.*
In September 2001, the Institute of Museum and Library Services gave Children's Museum of Houston and Technology For All a National Leadership Grant to launch the project, developing and testing the program over a 2-year period.
Based on program successes, the MetLife Foundation funded the development of 10 new culturally themed activity kits in 2003. These kits were distributed to partner sites in September 2004.