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09-08-2020
2020 Challenger Center Awards Recap
Even though 2020 has presented the world with challenge after challenge, educators across the country have stepped up to the plate to c...
09-08-2020
2020 Annual Challenger Center Conference Recap
Challenger Center hosted its annual conference from August 17-20 – albeit with a special twist this year. Due to travel and so...
07-14-2020
Alumni Profile: Kenneth Harris
Name: Kenneth Harris Profession: Senior Satellite Engineer, Centauri Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Mechanical...
06-16-2020
Live Downlink with Space Station Astronauts!
Students from across the nation will have an opportunity to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Friday,...
06-16-2020
Challenger Learning Center Summer Camps
While summer camps are sure to look different this year, our Challenger Learning Centers have still put together incredible offerings f...
Awards
Throughout its history the Challenger Center has decorated its supporters, members and educators with the following awards:
Challenger Center Awarded NSF Project EAGER Grant Alongside Carnegie Mellon University and RAND Corporation
WASHINGTON DC – September 14, 2020 – Challenger Center, a leading science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education organization, was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study students’ understanding of [...]
Past Chair, Virginia Barnes, Making Masks for Donors, Friends & Colleagues
Immediate Past Chair, retired rocket scientist, and sewing master Virginia “Ginger” Barnes has been keeping busy during quarantine and helping friends far and near while making masks. Ginger, who became involved with Challenger Center [...]
2020 Challenger Center Awards Recap
Even though 2020 has presented the world with challenge after challenge, educators across the country have stepped up to the plate to continue offering STEM education. Prior to the pandemic, Challenger Learning Centers were running [...]
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