VASTS
For high school juniors, Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) is an interactive online learning course with a space mission design and human space flight theme, culminating in a one-week residential Summer Academy at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton for those students who qualify. Offered at no cost to the student, VASTS consists of eight modules and a final project to be completed from December 2015 through May 2016 under the guidance of licensed master educators. Based on success in the online coursework, students may be selected to attend a Summer Academy where they interact with NASA scientists, engineers and technologists to design a human mission to Mars. Students who successfully participate in VASTS can earn 2 college credits for the online course and 2 additional credits for the Summer Academy.
Please direct students or other faculty to the website for program information and application, http://vasts.spacegrant.org. The deadline for student applications is November 8, 2015.
VSGCSpaceLink101812 Interested in Science and/or Space? Check this out!!!!!!!
http://www.vsgc.odu.edu/space_link/VSGCSpaceLink101812.pdf
Virginia Space Coast Scholars is a NASA-based STEM program for 10th grade students who are interested in NASA's space and
Earth and airborne science-related missions.
SPARKS and Think Tank
The Gifted S.P.A.R.K.S. and Think Tank course that is offered at Landstown High School is "Creating the 21st Century Student: A Study in Problem Solving." Students are allowed to choose the problems they wish to solve and are trained in CPS Model 6.1. This is a "blended" course, meaning that most of it occurs online. Students share their research with their gifted online community and learn to collaborate online. This course will meet the online requirement for graduation.
Open Courses
Your child should not be bored--ever! Many universities now have open courseware. I suggest you visit Yale.edu and search for open courses. You might also find one you want to take.
Spotlight Productions Summer Camp for those interested in theatre
email: [email protected]
Web: www.spotlightproductionscamp.org
Phone: 1-877-230-819