STEM Space Camp in flight
07/22/2011
July 15, 2011
Contact: Jill Moberley, Public Information Officer
For Immediate Release
WHO: Marijane Recob, Lead Flight Director
Dayton Challenger Learning Center
120 students in grades 3-6 (July 11-15)
120 students in grades 6-8 (July 18-22)
UD students and volunteers from Foster Grandparents
WHAT: Students will experience simulated space travel in the “command center” and “lunar module” at the district’s Challenger Learning Center.
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
July 11-July 22
WHERE: Challenger Learning Center
Next to Kiser, 1401 Leo St.
INFO: This program offers integrated, inquiry-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) instruction. The goal is to increase the number of students passing the science OAT (Ohio Achievement Test) in grades two through eight. Hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; transportation, breakfast and lunch are provided. Classes are offered at the Challenger Learning Center, next to Kiser PK-8 School, 1401 Leo St. For more information, contact Marijane Recob at 542-6143.
About the Challenger Learning Center:
The Challenger Learning Center is part of a network of centers in North America, established through the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, headquartered in Alexandria, VA. It is the living legacy of the seven crew members who embarked on a mission in 1986 that ended in great tragedy. Their families founded the center to keep their mission alive and well. Their mission to learn, explore and inspire lives on in Dayton’s Challenger Learning Center.
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