Education
Smith Inspires Students
The Space Foundation, Charles County (Md.) Public Schools (CCPS) and CCPS Superintendent James R. Richmond hosted an Educational Exchange Luncheon today at North Point High School in Charles County with the goal of inspiring the middle and high school girls attending to pursue careers in STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The featured…
Space Foundation Partners With Trinidad State Junior College
The Space Foundation is expanding its STEM outreach in Colorado through a new partnership with Trinidad State Junior College (TSJC) in Trinidad, Colo. The Space Foundation provided STEM activities to Upward Bound students at TSJC and hosted a special presentation, “Audience with an Astronaut,” featuring NASA astronaut James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D. (pictured, left), that made…
Education Grant Funds STEM Programs With Adams State University
A grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Education will enable the Space Foundation to help teachers across Colorado strengthen their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through programs at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. Adams State University received the Title III grant to help fund 90 K-12 and PreK teachers…
Chiao Inspires Young Students
Space Foundation Special Advisor – Human Spaceflight Dr. Leroy Chiao recently spoke to students at Barnard Elementary in Troy, Mich., about his experiences as a NASA astronaut. Principal Mary Haezebrouck wrote in a note of thanks to Chiao, “In my 35 years as an educator I have never attended an assembly that was the quality…
June Featured Four Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum Courses
Teachers from across the country, and in one instance from as far away as the Isle of Man, traveled to Colorado Springs in June to attend Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for PreK-12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is…
Student Artwork on Display
During June, winning artwork from the Space Foundation 2012 Student Art Contest was displayed at three Pikes Peak Library District locations:  Old Colorado City and Sand Creek Libraries in Colorado Springs, Colo., and at High Prairie Library in Falcon, Colo. Each year, the Space Foundation invites students from around the world in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade…
Colorado, Florida, Hawai’i Teachers Win Space Foundation Education Scholarships
Three educators have been awarded scholarships from the Space Foundation to attend Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development classes in Colorado Springs, Colo., this summer. These week-long intensive graduate-level courses for pre-K – 12 educators are led by Space Foundation education staff and provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that is…
Craig Beal is New Space Foundation Space Education Specialist
The Space Foundation has added Craig Beal to its team of space education specialists. Beal is joining just in time to assist with the Space Foundation’s Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses, which begin in Colorado Springs, Colo., the week of June 11. Most recently, Beal was a math teacher at Liberty High…
Register Now! Space Across the Curriculum Helps Teachers Improve Students' STEM Performance
Educators who want to improve their classroom skills, better motivate their students and – potentially – earn a master’s degree may sign up now for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses. These intensive week-long graduate-level courses for pre-k – 12 educators provide space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content that…
Grant from The Boeing Company Funds Student Robotics Program
Nearly 100 students, teachers and family members attended a robotics exhibition hosted by the Space Foundation and sponsored by The Boeing Company at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May. The exhibition was the culminating activity for the students and teachers participating in this special program. Through a grant provided by…