The INSPIRE Project, Inc.
SPACE ACADEMY FOR EDUCATORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

AUGUST 2011 NASA Marshall Flight Center, Huntsville AL
Application Deadline:
 March 1, 2011

The INSPIRE Project Inc. has teamed up with the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL and Washington Space Business Roundtable and is offering full scholarships to Space Academy for Educators.

Space Academy for Educators is a 5-day program offered every summer for teachers from around the world to come and participate in 45 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory and training time, focusing on space science and space exploration. Teachers also take part in astronaut-style training and simulations, as well as activities designed to promote life-long learning in a classroom setting. All lessons and activities link to National Science and Math Standards and are ready to use in the classroom.

Workshop topics/activities include:

Teachers participate in two simulated Space Shuttle Missions, simulate walking on the Moon and working in the frictionless environment of space on Astronaut Simulators, and weather permitting spend an afternoon at Aviation Challenge simulating parachute landings and helicopter rescues in the water.

INSPIRE Scholarship Includes:

Note: Recipients of scholarship awards will be notified by April 1st.

For more information on the Space Academy for Educators program,
visit: http://www.spacecamp.com/educators/profdev/weeklong/eduacad.php.

Click Here to read INSPIRE scholarship recipient article about the Space Academy experience!

APPLY TODAY! 
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