A project launch is an engaging, active experience with multiple entry points for diverse learners that invites multiple perspectives and fosters diverse, innovative thinking.

By design, projects typically launch through experiences that place students in an authentic context, to provide a common experience that frames later academic endeavors equitably. Interviews with experts or community members, visits to a museum, first attempts at field work, and related project launches offer moments of access and challenge to students with diverse skills, experiences and perspectives.