NASA Explorer School

On November 7, 2007 the partnership with NASA kicked-off with a visit from astronaut John Herrington. Commander Herrington met with students and parents and shared his experiences from his shuttle flight and visit to the International Space Station.

The NASA Explorer School (NES) Program has provided Vintage Magnet students and staff with extraordinary opportunities that were not available to other schools. The NES Program has given us access to NASA personnel who can share their real world knowledge and experiences in aeronautics and space exploration with students.  Continuing today, through assemblies, classroom visits and video conferencing technology teachers can incorporate  NASA experts in science, math and geography lessons.

The NES program offers teachers a vast catalog of instructional materials and professional development opportunities to enhance their science instruction. Vintage was fortunate to participate in some special events such as actually flying classroom experiments in micro-gravity and attending national science education conferences paid by NASA.

Vintage parents and families are a important part of our NASA partnership. Throughout the years, we host community events to give the whole school community to a chance to experience all the exciting things NASA has to offer. Besides being a lot of fun, parents gain insights into the science instruction their children are receiving and a can better support their learning.

Look for information about upcoming events and ways you can get involved in the NASA program.

 

Check Out Some of Our Past NASA Activities