Checkered Flag For Learning
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The Women in the Winners Circle Foundation’s “Checkered Flag for Learning” program uses motorsports as the catalyst to motivate students (primarily, but not limited to, middle school) to learn in the areas of science, math and life skills.

“If you get the children excited about something like motorsports – and then show them how science, math and even reading, applies to that field – then you can actually get them excited about learning,” Lyn says. “You just have to show them how their academic studies apply to real life. They’ll take it from there.”

During 2002–2003, the Foundation supported a variety of “Checkered Flag for Learning” activities:

      • In April 2002, Lyn spoke to students at Howe Middle School
        on Career Day, in her ongoing work with the Indianapolis Public
        Schools system.

      • In April 2002, Lyn organized a training day for Kettering
         University students at Whiteland Raceway, in preparation for
         their competition in the National Formula SAE Motorsports
         competition.

      • In September 2002, Michelle Marguis represented the 
         Foundation at the Sally Ride Festival at the University of
         Michigan.

      • In April 2003, the Foundation, in collaboration with ID Solutions
         of Indianapolis, presented a distance learning program, Racing
        101, to two high school classes.

      • On June 19, 2003, Lyn was a celebrity guest at the annual
         National Mentoring Partnership Awards dinner in New York.
         Other celebrities included Michael Bolton, Tom Cruise, Paul
         Newman, Jon Stewart and Joanne Woodward.

      • In 2002-2003, the Foundation provided support to three
         female high school juniors to attend the Kettering University
         LITE Program. Development.