As the list of schools, attractions, and businesses continues to grow, we wanted to make you aware of how the Challenger Learning Center is handling the COVID-19 Virus. As mentioned in earlier communications, the Challenger Learning Center follows the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s lead in closing for weather or other safety-related issues. The District, along with […]
November 11, 2019 The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis has received an $80,000 grant from The Boeing Company for its STEM Igniter program. The program will serve over 1,300 underserved elementary and middle school students in the St. Louis region and will include simulated space missions, engineering design challenge workshops, planetarium programs, classroom activities, and professional […]
By Tasmyn Scarl Front Today is National STEM day, which is a day set aside to inspire people, especially young people, to explore and engage in science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities. As I was figuring out how to “pooh-pooh” it (because, after all, shouldn’t we be working on how to inspire students to […]
For the Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis, March has been a big month for summer camp fairs. As we tell parents about camp options, our spiel usually goes something like this: “For the younger kids, we have Astronaut Training Camps, where campers complete simulated space missions, design space suits and lunar colonies, and do all sorts of fun […]
FERGUSON, Mo. – The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis has been awarded a grant of $65,600 from the Monsanto Fund to continue the “Monsanto Sprouting Astronauts Program.” The program, which is in its fourth year, provides professional development, hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-based activities and a simulated space mission at the Challenger Learning Center […]
The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis has received a grant from The Boeing Company for its new “Challenger Academy” program. The program, which will serve 25 middle school educators, will include a series of four professional development workshops during the 2015-16 school year, educator resources, and a volunteer component for Boeing engineers to engage with students. […]
Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis Honors the Past and Celebrates Tomorrow’s Innovators and Educators at 30th Anniversary The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis commemorated the 30th Anniversary of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle accident with a program that honored the seven Challenger astronauts, including Christa McAuliffe, who would have been the first teacher to go into space, […]
The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis has awarded over 50 area educators scholarships for professional development, educator resources, and student programs, including simulated space missions and workshops at the Challenger Learning Center in Ferguson. Additional scholarships are still available. The program, which is being funded by Express Scripts, Sigma-Aldrich, and The Saigh Foundation, is an expansion […]
The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis will be introducing two new Earth-themed programs in time for Earth Day at an open house event on April 22nd from 4-6pm. The new offerings include a simulated space mission called Earth Odyssey™ and the Wind Turbine Design Challenge workshop. The Earth Odyssey™ simulated space mission provides the opportunity for students […]
WHAT: On Wednesday, January 28, students from McCluer South-Berkeley High School will join the Challenger Learning Center in marking the 29th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle accident. January 28th is also NASA’s Day of Remembrance, honoring all of the astronauts who have lost their lives in the pursuit of human space exploration, including the crews of the Columbia […]
