PADUCAH JUNIOR COLLEGE, INC.

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2025-01-01

2024-01-04

2021-05-17

2022-06-01

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER AT PADUCAH (CLC) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF WEST KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (WKCTC). THE CLC PROVIDES INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ANNUALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 5 000 STUDENTS THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS EVENTS AND PORTABLE PLANETARIUM. THE CLC IS A CONGRESSIONALLY-AUTHORIZED NASA MEMORIAL OPERATED BY PADUCAH JUNIOR COLLEGE INC. THE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR WKCTC. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF THE CLC CONSISTS OF 11 COUNTIES IN THE PURCHASE AREA OF FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY A RURAL ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREA WITH FEW STEM RESOURCES FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED RURAL SCHOOL CHILDREN ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SHOW A MARKED INTEREST IN STEM AND RELATED CAREERS. THE CHALLENGER STEM SQUAD PROJECT WILL ENGAGE EDUCATE AND FOSTER THE STEM INTEREST AND STEM-RELATED CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF 30 STUDENTS IN 5TH 6TH AND 7TH GRADE OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS BY OFFERING A COHORT-BASED CONTINUOUS TIMELINE OF CORRELATIVE MONTHLY EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOCUSED ON NASA STEM TOPICS AND CONTENT AND UTILIZING NASA SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THE CONNECTED MONTHLY EXPERIENCES WILL CULMINATE IN THE FIRST SPACE CAMP OPPORTUNITY EVER OFFERED THROUGH THE CLC FOR STUDENTS AT THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER. THIS PROJECT ALONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NASA IE LEARNING COHORT WILL STRENGTHEN THE CLC'S ABILITY TO DELIVER MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO ITS AUDIENCES AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED. FOLLOWING SPACE CAMP PARTICIPANTS WILL SHARE THEIR CHALLENGER STEM SQUAD EXPERIENCES WITH FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY DURING A COMMUNITY SHARING SESSION. THE CLC INTENDS FOR PROJECT ALUMNI TO FORM A CORE GROUP OF PEER INFLUENCERS WHO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO BECOME INTERESTED IN NASA STEM OPPORTUNITIES AND CAREERS. THIS CORE GROUP WILL ALSO BE A RESOURCE FOR DEVELOPING A CORPS OF CLC STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AND NEAR-PEERS FOR FUTURE NASA STEM PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENCES. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE CHALLENGER STEM SQUAD PROJECT IS TO GROW PARTICIPANTS INTEREST IN NASA STEM EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHS. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONGER-TERM CORRELATIVE EDUCATIONAL THIS PROJECT WILL (A) STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PERCEPTION OF THE CLC AS A LOCAL NASA STEM INFORMAL EDUCATION RESOURCE (B) INCREASE ACCESS TO NASA STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND MATERIALS FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED RURAL STUDENTS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND (C) IMPROVE THE CLC CONNECTION TO THE NASA OFFICE OF STEM ENGAGEMENT. THE PROPOSAL REQUESTS A TOTAL OF $23 613.95 FOR THE PROJECT ($6 005.00 IN YEAR 1 AND $17 609.00 IN YEAR 2) WHICH WILL BE USED FOR PROJECTS SALARY FRINGE INDIRECT AND TRAVEL COSTS. ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED THE CLC IS COMMITTING AN ADDITIONAL $11 027.80 IN LEVERAGED RESOURCES TO THE PROJECT TO ENSURE ITS SUCCESS. ***NOTE: THE NSPIRES HELPDESK HAS ADVISED US TO ENTER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE SUMMARY TEXT FIELD (TICKET #55120): ITEM 7 ON THE "PROGRAM SPECIFIC DATA" PAGE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE SELECTIONS USING THE CONTROL KEY TO SELECT MULTIPLE THEMES RESULTS IN ONLY THE LAST THEME SELECTED BEING HIGHLIGHTED/SAVED. OUR SELECTIONS IN RESPONSE TO ITEM 7 ARE AS FOLLOWS: (A) HUMANS IN SPACE. LEADING DISCOVERY. IMPROVING LIFE ON EARTH. (B) MOON TO MARS. MOON LIGHTS THE WAY. (C) AERONAUTICS. NASA IS WITH YOU WHEN YOU FLY. (D) SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND. DISCOVERING SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.

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