Through our sister organization, the FMA, we promote the learning of science, technology, engineering, math and linguistics to current students who are interested in becoming a part of the future workforce in the Fort Meade region. We also award scholarships annually.
Awakening the Potential
From Classrooms to Careers
About the FMA’s Education and Workforce Initiatives
Career Discovery
Exploring careers can be intimidating because there are so many options. Therefore, the best thing we can do developmentally for our K-12 students is to expose them to the possibilities and opportunities. The more opportunities, the more students learn.
PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
TechMania
Project SCOPE
Career Chats
STEM Family Night
Visit the FMA website to learn more.
Career Exploration
Individuals learn through experience. Career Exploration programs allow for people to gain experience exploring different types of careers through a process of experiential learning.
PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
STEMOVATION
Teacher Externships
STEM Core
Meade Cyber Lab
Visit the FMA website to learn more.
Career Upskilling
As we address issues and barriers in expanding the talent pipeline, we cannot forget to place emphasis on our current workforce and upskilling. We additionally must also prioritize our transitioning military members who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience into the workforce but need help translating their experience to the civilian sector.
PROGRAMS INCLUDE:
FMA Academy
Visit the FMA website to learn more.
Kenneth O. McCreedy Scholarship Fund
Kenneth O. McCreedy Scholarship Fund
Created specifically to support the FMA Foundation’s mission, the Kenneth O. McCreedy Scholarship fund assists outstanding, well-rounded graduating students from Meade High School students who plan to pursue higher education in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) or linguistics.