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Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1726)
Debbie V. Nguyen
Johnson Space Center, Houston
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
RELEASE: 05-126
NASA today announced the 50 new 2005 Explorer Schools. The NASA
Explorer Schools are the heart of a unique education program that
reaches elementary-to-high-school students in all 50 states, Puerto
Rico and Washington.
The NASA Explorer Schools (NES) program is one of four major agency
educational initiatives. Since its inauguration in 2003, the NES has
established three-year partnerships annually with 50 schools. The
partnerships include students, teachers, and education administrators
serving grades four through nine, from diverse communities across the
country. Schools in the program are eligible to receive grants up to
$17,500 over the three-year period to support student engagement in
science and mathematics.
"NASA will need a robust workforce to carry out the Vision for Space
Exploration. The Explorer School program looks to fulfill the Vision
by inspiring the next generation of explorers," said NASA's Chief
Education Officer, Dr. Adena Williams Loston. "The program provides
the opportunity to Explore – Discover – and Understand through
educational activities. It includes fun, challenging adventures
tailored to promote learning and studying science, mathematics,
engineering and technology."
During the three-year partnership, NES teams work with NASA personnel
and other partners to develop and implement strategic plans for staff
and students. The plans promote and support the use of NASA content
and programs to address the teams' local needs in mathematics,
science, and technology education.
The Vision for U.S. Space Exploration is a bold new course into the
cosmos, a journey that will return the Space Shuttle safely to
flight, complete the construction of the International Space Station,
take humans back to the moon and eventually to Mars and beyond.
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
http://education.nasa.gov
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
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