Thanks to generous investments from industry, state, and local partners, we are proud to offer you and your students this exciting program that travels throughout the state of Kansas!

Using 3D virtual reality and live interactive activities students will be given the opportunity to try various careers which are in high-demand, both regionally and nationally. All careers shown are related to technical education STEM disciplines. Select activities feature technology that is used in college level technical education or in the industry itself. 

The FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab consists of a large truck/trailer that we bring out to your school. We will park and unload equipment that will be assembled in the classroom spaces you designate inside the building prior to our visit.

Note: Currently, no activities take place inside the mobile lab for school visits, our entire program will be
completed inside your school

Session Structure

Length: 80 Minutes

Students Per Session: Up to 25

All students will begin their session in a single classroom. We will introduce the program and explain what they will experience. We will then split the students into smaller groups for the activities.

Note: Please do not split the students into groups before their session. We will take care of that for you.

Students will rotate between demonstrations with the goal of allowing all students a chance to participate. Towards the end of the session, all students need to come back to the classroom we started the session in for a 5-10 minute discussion to round-out what they saw.

At this time we will also be letting students know about technical college education programs available to them in their area.

Each session with us is typically 80 minutes long to align with a standard block schedule
(though we may be able to accommodate special session length requests).

We can support a maximum class size of 25 per session, and multiple sessions a day are an option for you for a whole grade to participate.

We recommend groups of 20-24 per session for the best experience. For larger schools, we offer multi-day
service to accommodate all students in a grade level on a case-by-case basis.

Note: This experience includes elements of virtual reality, augmented reality, and 3D imagery. It is
not suitable for students with epilepsy or who are prone to seizures.

To ensure student and staff safety, and provide everyone the best experience, please inform students of these rules prior to their session time:

1.  Books and backpacks should be left in lockers/at desks prior to the scheduled session start time.
2.  No food or drink is allowed around the equipment.
3.  If allowed by the school, students are welcome to take pictures and video of the experience
   which they may post to social media, but all other cell phone usage is prohibited.

Note: We are happy to offer our service with shorter blocks of time to accommodate your school, but
please be aware that some elements of the program may be skipped/abbreviated in this case

Building Access:

In order to move our equipment into your facility, we require access to a ground floor location with no stairs to climb or an elevator to get to higher floors.

Mobile Lab Parking Space:

We will arrive onsite 1 hour before the start time for the first session each day. This allows the crew time to unpack and set up equipment in your building. Please have our parking area blocked off before that time.

A good rule of thumb for creating a maneuvering space for the mobile lab on arrival is 61/18, or:

Length needed: 61 feet minimum

Width required: 18 feet minimum

Supervisory Helpers:

Our lab requires additional support from your school to give students the best possible experience on the day of our visit and ensure student conduct is appropriate. Please have one or two supervising adults available to assist us for all sessions each day. 

Note: Please attempt to keep the same helper working with us the entire day so that we can train the individual just once in the morning. Switching helpers throughout the day is not recommended unless necessary.

Space and Equipment:

We will need two classrooms in your building to set up our program (a library, gym, or other large, quiet common area is also acceptable). They do not need to be next to each other, though that is preferred. Each classroom will need to have:

1. Minimum of 15 chairs
2. Minimum of 6 large tables
3. Access to at least 2 working power outlets
4. Wi-Fi internet access

We will provide cords, surge protectors, and all other setup equipment. When we arrive, we will arrange tables and chairs to match the space and provide your students with the best interactive experience.

Note: We take the safety of our team and the public very seriously. With this in mind, we watch the weather and maintenance conditions carefully. If either of those are determined unsafe to transport the FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab to your school for your scheduled visit, we will contact you ASAP and work to reschedule our visit.

Free within 80 Miles of Wichita, Kansas

Please be aware that while the program is free to you thanks to our generous sponsors, for FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab trips taking place 80+ miles from our home base in Wichita, Kansas, we ask schools and organizations to reimburse us for travel expenses and provide the team with lunch.

Invoices for reimbursement of travel expenses are sent to our point-of-contact at each school/event unless our contact person arranges to have them sent to another person before our visit. You can expect invoices for expense reimbursement to be emailed the week after we provide service and are on Net 30 terms.

School Service

If you are a school requesting the FutureMaker experience and are 80+ miles from Wichita, we also ask that you find 2 other middle/high schools in your area that would like to share a 3-day trip over a Tuesday-Thursday. We package trips this way to provide the experience to more students while allowing fuel costs to be shared across more schools, saving each some money.

Reimbursement rates for a standard 3-day trip:
Hotel (3 double rooms each night for 3 total nights @ $150 per room) = $1,350.00
Generator Fuel (8 gallons per day @ $4.30/gal) = $103.20
Truck Fuel (7 miles-per-gallon @$4.30/gal) = varies by distance, for a 200-mile round trip, truck fuel
would be $122.85 for example
Team Lunch (4 people per day @ $10.00/person = $120.00
Grand total for trip = $1,696.05 (or $565.35 for each school when 3 schools each take a day)

Event Service
The FutureMaker Mobile Learning Lab team loves providing the public a fun and interactive STEM
career demonstration at events. Some events do not require us to stay overnight, and some do based
on time of event and distance from our home base in Wichita, Kansas. Hotel reimbursement needs
will be arranged for your specific event requirements. Below you will find an example of daily travel
expense reimbursement rates for event service.

Reimbursement rates for a standard single day event:
Hotel (3 double rooms for one night @ $150 per room, only applies if trip is 80+ miles from base) =
$450
Generator Fuel (8 gallons per day @ $4.30/gal) = $34.40
Truck Fuel (7 miles-per-gallon @$4.30/gal) = varies by distance, for a 200-mile round trip, truck fuel
would be $122.85 for example
Team Lunch (4 people per day @ $10.00/person) = $40.00
Grand total for trip = $647.25

To learn more about the programs we offer. Check out the video below.