KENTUCKY DERBY TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. ALTHOUGH THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM IN CHURCHILL DOWNS ARE LOCATED LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, THEY’RE TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES. CHURCHILL DOWNS PROVIDES THE HISTORY AND THE DERBY MUSEUM EDUCATES ABOUT THAT HISTORY. SO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THAT, CHURCHILL DOWNS IS PROVIDING. $150,000 FOR THE MUSEUM’S EDUCATION PROGRAM. TOGETHER, WE’RE INSURING THAT COST AND DISTANCE ARE NO LONGER BARRIERS TO LEARNING ABOUT THE DERBY, ALLOWING US TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS KENTUCKY AND BEYOND. PAT ARMSTRONG, THE PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM, SAYS THEY CURRENTLY OFFER DISCOUNTED FIELD TRIP ADMISSION ALL YEAR. FREE ADMISSION FOR FIELD TRIPS DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, AND FREE OUTREACH PROGRAMS WITH CHURCHILL DOWNS $150,000 INVESTMENT. THE NONPROFIT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THOSE PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS COMMUNITY IS OUR BIGGEST ASSET IS THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND BOTH OUR COMPANIES ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINUE THIS GREAT NATIONAL TRADITION FOR THE NEXT 150 YEARS. AND BEYOND. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN 32,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE VISITED THE DERBY MUSEUM. EMILY DIPPY, THE MUSEUM’S CURATOR OF EDUCATION, SAYS THE PROGRAMS THEY OFFER EDUCATE STUDENTS IN SUBJECTS LIKE SCIENCE, MATH AND SOCIAL STUDIES BY USING THE DERBY AS A CASE STUDY. WE TALK ABOUT THE REAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE DERBY THAT BRINGS IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE EVERY YEAR. OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM, WE TALK ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF THE TRACK AND HOW THE COMPOSITION OF THE TRACK IS NOT RANDOM. WELL, THAT’S JUST A FEW EXAMPLES. DIPPY SAYS THE FUNDING FROM CHURCHILL DOWNS WILL ALLOW THEM TO SHARE MORE OF THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
Churchill Downs is giving the Kentucky Derby Museum $150,000 over the next three years to continue offering educational programs for students.The Derby Museum offers discounted admission for field trips year-round, free admission for field trips in January and February, and free outreach programs. This funding will allow the museum to continue that work, while also reaching more schools in our area. “Together, we’re ensuring that cost and distance are no longer barriers to learning about the Derby,” said Pat Armstrong, the president and CEO of the Kentucky Derby Museum. Both Armstrong and the president of Churchill Downs, Mike Anderson, acknowledged the importance of educating the next generation of racing fans to ensure the sport will continue in the future.”This community’s biggest asset is the Kentucky Derby, and both our companies are charged with the responsibility to continue this great national tradition for the next 150 years and beyond,” said Anderson. “The Kentucky Derby Museum is critical in preserving the history and legacy of the Kentucky Derby, and educating our young students across the community of the importance of the horse…
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