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NASA Announces New Explorer Schools

The NASA Explorer Schools are the heart of a unique
education program that reaches elementary-to-high-school students in all 50
states, Puerto Rico and Washington."
During the three-year partnership, NES teams work with NASA personnel and
other partners to develop and implement strategic plans for staff and
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For information about NASA Education programs on the Internet, visit:

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Since its inauguration in 2003, the NES has
established three-year partnerships annually with 50 schools. The partnerships
include students , teachers, and education administrators serving grades four
through nine, from diverse communities across the country.
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Schools in the
program are eligible to receive grants up to $17 ,500 over the three-year
period to support student engagement in science and mathematics. The plans promote and support the use of NASA content and programs
to address the teams' local needs in mathematics , science, and technology
education. The NES program also reaches out to
the students' families and communities by providing access to interactive Web
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"The program provides the opportunity to
Explore - Discover - and Understand through educational activities.
Students participate in authentic NASA science and technology experiences.

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Each summer teachers participate in one-week professional development
workshops at one of 10 NASA Field Centers.
Eighty-seven percent of NES are in high poverty areas; 76 percent
represent predominantly minority communities. It focuses on children nine to 12 years old.gov

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Space Exploration is a bold new course into the
cosmos, a journey that will return the Space Shuttle safely to flight,
complete the construction of the International Space Station, take humans back
to the moon and eventually to Mars and beyond. It
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The NASA Explorer Schools (NES) program is one of four major agency
educational initiatives.
For a list of NASA Explorer Schools on the Internet, visit:

http://explorerschools.nasa.

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"Perhaps someone in a NASA Explorer School will be the first to walk on
Mars," Loston said.

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It included workshops and tours of NASA's Johnson Space
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DRS emphasizes human spaceflight , the International Space Station and other
international cooperative projects.

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"NASA will need a robust workforce to carry out the Vision for Space
Exploration.
In cooperation with the European Space Agency, the Dutch Ministry of
Education, Culture and Science, NASA's Explorer Schools concept traveled
overseas to the Netherlands.

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WASHINGTON, NASA today announced the 50 new 2005
Explorer Schools.
They have access to unique NASA resources and materials to help them learn
about agency careers in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. They also receive $500 stipends for
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The Explorer School program looks to fulfill the Vision by
inspiring the next generation of explorers," said NASA's Chief Education
Officer, Dr.
The announcement completed a week of activities during the 2005 Leadership
Institute/2003 and 2004 NASA Explorer Schools Student Symposium in Space
Center, Houston. Called the Delta Researchers School Program
(DRS), it is patterned after NES.newscom.com
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