Education
Bringing STEAM to Charles County, Md.
For the tenth consecutive year, the Space Foundation education team will travel to Charles County, Md., in August to deliver Space Across the Curriculum educator professional development courses for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS). This year’s training will add a new Space Across the Curriculum course, with instruction for integrating the arts into STEM education.…
Discovery Center Homeschool Days Begin Sept. 7
The Space Foundation offers Homeschool Days at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs one day each month during the school year, from September through June. The homeschool program includes hands-on science activities linked to learning about space travel and the universe in the Lockheed Martin Space Education Center, plus lessons in the Northrop Grumman Science Center,…
Bryan DeBates Named Space Foundation Vice President – Education
The Space Foundation has promoted Bryan DeBates to Vice President – Education, from his previous position as Senior Director – Education, effective July 1. In this position, DeBates will administer the development and implementation of the Space Foundation’s education programs that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This includes establishing project goals and…
Discovery Center Welcomes Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
In June, the Space Foundation customized some of its education activities for students from the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. The students visited the Discovery Center for space-based learning about weather and severe storms. The Space Foundation team used its 3D printers at the Discovery Center to make plastic models with ridges…
Explore Space Experience Launches at Discovery Center
A goal of the Space Foundation’s education programs is to help young students develop an interest in STEM subjects, to spark life-long passion for science, technology, engineering and math. It is part of our education mission to partner with communities and with parents on organic workforce development, so that children can put down roots in…
Space Foundation Hosts Lockheed Martin Interns
For the third consecutive year, the Space Foundation will host Lockheed Martin interns from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other gulf region countries. The intern program is an annual summer international student training program. The program focuses on bringing international engineering students together from around the world to study the fundamentals of space from…
Space Foundation Receives Grant from Harris Corporation for Space in the Community
Harris Corporation has provided a grant to collaborate with the Space Foundation on a program that will further science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies in several Brevard County, Fla., schools. The Space Foundation’s Space in the Community is an immersive program for students, parents and teachers designed to inform and inspire them about space…
Flight Night Brings Space in the Community to Tulsa-area Schools
More than 5,000 children in Tulsa-area schools learned first-hand about the excitement of space when former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle pilot Paul Lockhart visited their schools in May. Lockhart’s presentations reinforced the message that STEM education – science, technology, engineering and math – can lead to exciting careers. “This special week-long focus on space…
Launch Your Future Explorer
Give your child some space this summer with a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. New for 2016, the Space Foundation has created a summer program at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years. Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers…
Give Your Children Some Space This Summer
Launch your future explorers, scientists and engineers into a memorable summer adventure at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The Space Foundation has created a new summer program at its Discovery Center in Colorado Springs, specifically for youngsters ages nine through 12 years. Explore Space Experience is designed and led by certified master teachers to offer…