FORD NGL 101
What is Ford Next Generation Learning? Check out this module for a quick-start guide to our network, the ins and outs of the Ford NGL Framework, and more!
FIRST AND FOREMOST, STUDENTS ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO.
We help communities prepare the future scientists, inventors, public servants, and entrepreneurs who will apply their passion and expertise to improving the world for both their generation and those to come.
WHAT IS FORD NGL?
Ford NGL is a collaborative community-driven approach to achieve the following outcomes: (1) increased community prosperity shared by all; (2) a strengthened talent pipeline; (3) young people prepared for college, careers, lifelong learning, and leadership; (4) educational equity and justice for all; and (5) the capacity to contribute and go further.
WHAT WE VALUE
These principles guide our work with communities in achieving these outcomes.
EQUITY
All students, including those furthest from opportunity, must have access to, and support in, pursuing learning and work opportunities.
STUDENT VOICE
All students must have choice, ownership, and agency in pursuing their learning and career aspirations.
COMMUNITY-CONNECTED APPROACH
All stakeholders in the community—schools, families, business, postsecondary, and community organizations—share responsibility and accountability for designing, implementing, and sustaining the transformation including the way they communicate, collaborate, and coordinate around their work.
PASSION
All stakeholders will demonstrate a relentless quest for excellence—a blend of mind and heart—in pursuing our goals.
INNOVATION
All stakeholders will continually innovate with new forms and ways of preparing young people for success and fulfillment.