Education
Homeschool Days Return to the Space Foundation Discovery Center
The Space Foundation’s first Homeschool Day of the academic year took place Thursday, Sept. 17, with lessons focused on robotics and with nearly 100 students taking part (pictured). Homeschool Days at the Discovery Center are held twice a month and have been expanded this year, with lessons throughout the day to give each student more…
Space Foundation Education Update
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Senior Director – Education October at the Space Foundation Discovery Center is turning out to be a “must-come-and-see” month. We have amazing programs going on in the coming weeks for all ages. Oct. 4-10 is World Space Week and we have a number of unique education activities planned. For starters,…
New Space Education Specialist to Head Teacher Liaison Program
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Senior Director – Education Welcome back to school, everyone! The Space Foundation has some exciting changes underway for this school year. Check it out! For starters, I would like to introduce a new member of the education team. Carah Barbarick (pictured) is our newest Space Education Specialist, joining Elias Molen…
Teachers Benefit from Hands-on Technology Lessons
By Elias Molen, Space Education Specialist During the hot summer months along the East Coast, 60 teachers from Charles County (Md.) Public Schools expanded their expertise in space technology through Space Foundation professional development courses. Every summer for the past nine years, the Space Foundation’s education team has traveled to Charles County to deliver Space…
Dr. Leroy Chiao Tells Students "Follow your Dreams!"
As the Space Foundation’s Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight, former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao, Ph.D., inspires children across the country and around the world to pursue careers in space and science. Through the Space Foundation’s Audience With an Astronaut™ program, Chiao gives students the opportunity to learn first-hand what it takes to become a space…
Back-to-School Message from Space Foundation Senior Director – Education
by Bryan DeBates, Space Foundation Senior Director – Education Welcome back to school! The Space Foundation is excited to welcome students and teachers back from summer break, and invites all of you to visit the Space Foundation Discovery Center this school year. We can’t wait to show you what’s new! Last school year, more than…
Space Foundation Takes Educator Professional Development to Charles County, Md.
The Space Foundation education team is in Charles County, Md., delivering Space Across the Curriculum educator professional development courses for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), as it has done for nine consecutive years. The annual visit to Charles County includes a joint Space Foundation / CCPS Educational Exchange Luncheon, this year with Space Foundation Chief Executive…
Astronaut Chiao Returns to the Discovery Center in July
The Space Foundation brings NASA astronauts and former astronauts to deliver inspiring presentations to schoolchildren through its Audience with an Astronaut™ program. The program helps students share in the excitement of space exploration with the goal of inspiring their interest in STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Space Foundation presents Audience with…
Space Foundation Hosts Colorado Aerospace Internship Experience
The Space Foundation is helping to build the next generation of space leaders and improving the overall quality of education through teacher, student and community programs that use space themes to improve students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). In June, the Space Foundation hosted a dozen students participating in the…
3D Printers are New Space Foundation Education Tools
The Space Foundation now owns two 3D System Cube second generation printers, the result of submitting a grant proposal to the 3D Systems’ Maker Lab Club. As the first steps in entering the Maker Community, the Space Foundation will use the printers for demonstration and education programs, and as a springboard toward greater 3D printing…