January 16, 2025
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Barrett-Jackson’s Gearing Towards the Future Presented by Honeywell to Offer Hands-On, Interactive STEM Activities, Education

Barrett-Jackson’s Gearing Towards the Future Presented by Honeywell to Offer Hands-On, Interactive STEM Activities, Education

January 16, 2025
Posted by Barrett-Jackson

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Jan. 16, 2025Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is continuing its commitment to STEM education with its annual STEM Fest Gearing Towards the Future initiative presented by Honeywell during the Scottsdale Auction, Jan. 18-26, 2025, at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Developed in partnership with the SciTech Institute, this community, education and outreach initiative focused on STEM education encourages and develops future engineers and technicians through learning modules focused on solving problems and developing new skills using challenge-based projects.

“It is critically important for youth to have opportunities to explore new ways of thinking and problem solving through immersive hands-on activities,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “Our Gearing Towards the Future program is the perfect opportunity for young minds to engage in fun STEM activities. It’s also one more way Barrett-Jackson is fostering an environment that prepares the next generation of the collector car hobby.”

STEM Fest takes place on Saturday, Jan. 18 at WestWorld of Scottsdale. Activities include a balsa wood airplane build and flying contest, solar car STEM kits for the first 1,000 children and a “mad scientist” demonstration. The festival will feature more than 25 STEM exhibitors with interactive booths from Honeywell and other companies around the Valley, such as the Phoenix Zoo, Arizona State University and the Arizona Science Center. Attendees who stop by the Honeywell booth at 1:00 p.m. can enjoy a visit with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ mascot D. Baxter the Bobcat and get photos and autographs.

The initiative continues all year with the respective learning modules available online at STEM.Barrett-Jackson.com, with new activities being posted monthly from February to June. Saturday, Jan. 18 is also Coca-Cola Family Day at the Scottsdale Auction, when children 12 years old and younger receive complimentary admission.

“Honeywell is committed to providing learning experiences for students that get them excited about science, technology, engineering and math,” said Honeywell Aerospace Technologies President and CEO Jim Currier. “We’re thrilled to return as the presenting sponsor of this year’s STEM Fest and Gearing Towards the Future program. It is an incredible opportunity to give local students new ways to learn about STEM-related careers, like engineering and manufacturing, in a hands-on and engaging environment.”

For more information on Gearing Towards the Future and how to participate in STEM Fest or to sign up to receive the monthly STEM newsletter, visit STEM.Barrett-Jackson.com. Join Barrett-Jackson’s online conversation with #BarrettJackson and #BJAC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

To be part of the action, register to bid here. For vehicle consignment, start here. General admission tickets and Barrett-Jackson Experiences hospitality packages for the January 2025 Scottsdale Auction are now available for purchase. Join Barrett-Jackson on Jan. 17 when Sammy Hagar and Friends perform live for the 2nd annual “Rock the Block” concert at WestWorld of Scottsdale! Tickets for this exclusive event are on sale now and can be purchased here.

Join Barrett-Jackson’s online conversation with #BarrettJackson and #BJAC on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction CompanyEstablished in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of private collections. Welcoming hundreds of thousands of attendees per year, Barrett-Jackson produces several live collector car auctions where thousands of the most sought-after, unique and valuable automobiles cross the block in front of a global audience. With broadcast partner A+E Networks, Barrett-Jackson features live television coverage of their events on FYI and The HISTORY Channel, as well as all the cars, all the time via their produced livestream on Barrett-Jackson.com. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings.

In August 2022, IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in events, media, sports and fashion, acquired a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson and serves as the auction company’s strategic partner in building on its world-class automotive event experiences. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com, or call 480-421-6694.

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