Lockheed donates $200K to Huntsville City Schools

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Lockheed Martin is donating $200,000 to Huntsville City Schools to extend a program called "Project Lead the Way."

The money will expand the program to all Huntsville elementary schools.

It's already incorporated in middle and high schools.

"Project Lead the Way" is a curriculum focused on training future scientists and engineers.

More than 6,000 schools across the US offer Project Lead The Way programs.

The $200,000 grant is part of the $6 million that Lockheed Martin committed to donate to the nationwide program.