Education

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…

The Space Foundation’s annual Student Art Contest winners are developing a reputation for actual space travel. Digital versions of last year’s winners are all permanently in residence on the International Space Station. Two of this year’s winners have traveled an additional 277,000 miles to the Moon and back. Two of the winning pieces of artwork…

Now is the time for educators who want some new ideas for classroom STEM activities to sign up for Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development summer courses, which are being held in four different locations this year – some open to any teacher and some offered to specific school systems. Courses held at the Space…

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in Charles County, Md., has extended its contract with the Space Foundation for another year of Space Across the Curriculum courses for its teachers. The Space Foundation will be delivering four Space Across the Curriculum courses over a two week period spanning July and August this summer. Each course can…

Each year, the Space Foundation invites our Teacher Liaisons to participate in a variety of activities at the annual National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. This year, Teacher Liaison involvement included invitation to attend the Opening Ceremony on April 16, an educator professional development workshop in April 17, a field trip for experienced Teacher Liaisons…

Although the National Space Symposium isn’t generally open to the public, a few lucky groups of young people do get the privilege of touring the exhibits each year. Two different types of tours for 8th through 12th graders were conducted in the Ball Aerospace Exhibit Center and Pavilion this year: school tours for students of Space Foundation Teacher Liaisons…

It was a lucky Friday the 13th for some Colorado Springs school children who got to hear stories about space from astronauts. The Space Foundation brought three astronauts to Colorado Springs schools to inspire students’ interest in space, as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. The local “Audience with an Astronaut” program,…

For the second consecutive year, the Space Foundation participated in the USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., helping to increase students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. The Space Foundation booth featured a glove box activity for students of all grade levels, providing the experience of training like astronauts. Using…

The AGI Space Missions Simulator at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently received a facelift, courtesy of David White, an Eagle Scout candidate from local Troop 2, who chose the Space Foundation upgrade as his project to attain Eagle status. White organized Scouts from his troop to spend two weekends priming…

Three specific scholarships for educators in Pinellas County, Fla., Hawai’i and at The Classical Academy (TCA) Central Campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., are being offered by the Space Foundation to provide a unique opportunity for each recipient to participate in a week-long Space Foundation Space Across the Curriculum professional development course this summer – all for free.…