{"id":23335,"date":"2018-09-17T17:14:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=23335"},"modified":"2018-09-18T16:54:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T20:54:06","slug":"challenger-center-expands-its-free-programs-for-middle-schoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/challenger-center-expands-its-free-programs-for-middle-schoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenger Center expands its free programs for middle-schoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_23337\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"843\" data-attachment-id=\"23337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/challenger-center-expands-its-free-programs-for-middle-schoolers\/agreement-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,843\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chancellor Steve Angle, June Scobee Rogers, Hamilton County School Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson, and director of the Challenger STEM Learning Center, Perry Storey, from left, stand in the Challenger Center on Monday, September 17, 2018.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1537187425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Agreement-18&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Agreement-18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chancellor Steven Angle, from left, June Scobee Rogers, Hamilton County School Superintendent  Bryan Johnson, and Perry Storey, director of the Challenger STEM Learning Center.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-1024x674.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23337\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-580x382.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-610x402.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-250x165.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2018\/09\/Agreement-18-4350-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, UTC Chancellor Steven Angle, June Scobee Rodgers, widow of the late Challenger Commander Dick Scobee, Hamilton County School Superintendent Bryan Johnson and Perry Storey, director of the Challenger STEM Learning Center.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every middle-schooler in Hamilton County can take free lessons at the Challenger STEM Learning Center in the upcoming school year.<\/p>\n<p>A new agreement allocates missions and classroom labs for sixth, seventh- and eighth-graders in the school system\u2019s 21 middle schools. The agreement also includes all high school STEM groups, school staff and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>UTC Chancellor Steven Angle and Hamilton County School Superintendent Bryan Johnson agree that the partnership is a valuable resource to assist schools and teachers to provide STEM educational field trips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate the partnership with UTC and it\u2019s a shining example of what partnership opportunities provide for students,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cI\u2019ve been in here a couple of times for meetings and I always see a student group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angle said the Challenger STEM Learning Center offers both students and teachers the chance to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great way that our university is tied to our community and our local school district,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The total value of the 550 programs provided to the school system is $290,000 and can serve up to 7,000 students and teachers, said Perry Storey, director of the center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quality of Challenger Center programs is fundamental to its success; all programs are designed to meet national and local educational standard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The center \u201cis a major university engagement activity to help move students along the STEM educational pathway,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s also the first time many students are introduced to our university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The center has provided free programs to middle schoolers in Hamilton County for 23 years, reaching 200,000 participants.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC Challenger STEM Learning Center opened in 1995 and was the first center integrated with a university campus. It is a member of the National Challenger Center Network, which consists of 45 centers located throughout the United States, as well as Great Britain, South Korea and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The centers were built as a living memorial for the crew of the Challenger Space Shuttle mission that ended in tragedy when it exploded in January 1986. Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, was onboard the shuttle.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC Challenger Center is formally aligned under the College of Health, Education, and Professional Studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Every middle-schooler in Hamilton County can take free lessons at the Challenger STEM Learning Center in the upcoming school year. A new agreement allocates missions and classroom labs for sixth, seventh- and eighth-graders in the school system\u2019s 21 middle schools. The agreement also includes all high school STEM groups, school staff and teachers. 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