FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northrop
Grumman Foundation has announced the sponsorship of scholarships
for middle school students and teachers from across the United States and the United Kingdom to attend Space Camp®
July 27-Aug. 1 at the U.S. Space and
Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville,
Alabama. This is the sixth year that the foundation has
funded Space Camp® scholarships.
"We are committed to generating student excitement in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) and providing our educators
with resources, tools and training that help to make them even more
inspiring in their classrooms," said Sandra
Evers-Manly, president of the Northrop Grumman Foundation.
"There isn't a better way to experience the wonders of space and
discovery and the universe than attending Space Camp, which has
provided an out of this world experience for adults and children
for more than 30 years."
This year's sponsored space campers are 34 middle school
teachers from eight states and 64 middle school students from 16
states and the District of
Columbia. Four students and two teachers are from the
United Kingdom.
School
|
Location
|
Participants
|
|
|
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Joe Walker Middle
School
|
Lancaster,
Calif.
|
1 student
1 teacher
|
McKenney
Intermediate
|
Yuba City,
Calif.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Palmdale Aerospace
Academy
|
Palmdale,
Calif.
|
1 student
|
Colin L. Powell
Academy
|
Long Beach,
Calif.
|
1 student
1 teacher
|
Samuel Gompers Middle
School
|
Los Angeles,
Calif.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
|
|
|
Will Rogers Middle
School
|
Lawndale,
Calif.
|
1 student
|
South Gate Middle
School
|
South Gate,
Calif.
|
1 student
1 teacher
|
Bernardo Heights
Middle School
|
San Diego,
Calif.
|
1 student
|
Poway Unified School
District, Career Technical Education
|
San Diego,
Calif.
|
1 teacher
|
RH Dana Middle
School
|
Hawthorne,
Calif.
|
1 student
1 teacher
|
Adams Middle
School
|
Redondo Beach,
Calif.
|
1 student
|
Salt Lake Center for
Science Education
|
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Joyce Clark Middle
School
|
Sierra Vista,
Ariz.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Sebastian Middle
School
|
St. Augustine,
Fla.
|
1 student
|
Switzerland Point
Middle School
|
St. Augustine,
Fla.
|
3 students
2 teachers
|
Leonardtown Middle
School
|
Leonardtown,
Md.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Tucker Middle
School
|
Tucker,
Ga.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Redan Middle
School
|
Lithonia,
Ga.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Sequoyah Middle
School
|
Doraville,
Ga.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Copiague Middle
School
|
Copiague,
N.Y.
|
2 students
2 teachers
|
Westbury Middle
School
|
Westbury,
N.Y.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Lebanon Middle
School
|
Lebanon,
Va.
|
2 students
|
Carver Middle
School
|
Chester,
Va.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
King George Middle
School
|
King George,
Va.
|
2 students
|
Langston Hughes
Middle School
|
Reston,
Va.
|
2 students
|
Kramer Middle
School
|
Washington,
D.C.
|
2 students
2 teachers
|
Luther Jackson Middle
School
|
Falls Church,
Va.
|
2 students
|
Matoaca Middle
School
|
Chester,
Va.
|
1 teacher
|
Lamar Middle
School
|
Irving,
Texas
|
1 student
|
Taylor Middle
School
|
Albuquerque,
N.M.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Belen Middle
School
|
Albuquerque,
N.M.
|
1 teacher
|
James Irwin Charter
Middle School
|
Colorado Springs,
Colo.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Schroeder Middle
School
|
Grand Forks,
N.D.
|
1 student
1 teacher
|
South Middle
School
|
Grand Forks,
N.D.
|
1 student
|
Madison Elementary
School
|
Huntsville,
Ala.
|
1 teacher
|
Ed White Middle
School
|
Huntsville,
Ala.
|
1 student
|
Holy Family
School
|
Huntsville,
Ala.
|
1 student
|
Bowie Middle
School
|
Irving,
Texas
|
1 student
|
Patton Jr. High
School
|
Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Belle Ryan Elementary
School
|
Omaha,
Neb.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Carl Sandburg Jr.
High
|
Rolling Meadows,
Ill.
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Kingston Grammar
School
|
Epsom, Surrey, United
Kingdom
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
The Priory
Witham
|
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
|
2 students
1 teacher
|
Student campers will go through the ultimate space adventure
this summer, participating in activities such as building and
launching rockets, experiencing weightlessness in an
astronaut-training simulator and simulating space travel
preparation. Their science teachers will attend the Space Academy
for Educators, a program designed to provide teachers the tools to
enhance how they use STEM concepts in their classrooms.
The sponsorship is part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation's
K-12 Initiative, which aims to advance excellence in STEM education
by encouraging and supporting students and teachers from elementary
school through high school.
The USSRC Space Camp® is the premier provider of authentic,
inspiring and entertaining educational experiences in space science
and aviation. The Space Academy for Educators amplifies that
mission by using the excitement of the program to create an
immersive learning environment where teachers learn new ways to
present concepts in their classrooms effectively. Additional
information about this year's Space Camp® can be found at
http://www.spacecamp.com/.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are
committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse,
talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to STEM
programs that span from preschool to high school and through
collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle school students
and teachers. Northrop Grumman employees actively volunteer in
support of many STEM organizations in their communities and
internationally. In 2013, Northrop Grumman and the Northrop
Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by contributing
millions of dollars to diverse STEM-related groups such as the Air
Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation International (ECO
Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics) and the National
Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation supports diverse and sustainable
programs for students and teachers. These programs create
innovative education experiences in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics. For more information, please visit
www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
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