Organization: MCAULIFFE-SHEPARD DISCOVERY CENTER
Mission: INSPIRING GENERATIONS THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN ASTRONOMY, AVIATION, EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE.
Activities: GENERAL ADMISSION TO MUSEUM EXHIBIT GALLERIES WHERE 32,839 PEOPLE VISITED THE CENTER IN 2019. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF STEM EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, EVENTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WHERE 8,294 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN 2019. THE WORKSHOPS, EVENTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDED SUMMER STEM CAMPS FOR YOUTH, AN AEROSPACE FESTIVAL FOR FAMILIES, STEM MONTHLY HOMESCHOOL WORKSHOPS, AND AN AFTER-SCHOOL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CLUB FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. OUTREACH VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY VENUES SUCH AS LIBRARIES, USING EDUCATION TOOLS SUCH AS A PORTABLE INFLATABLE PLANETARIUM, TELESCOPES AND/OR METEORITE SAMPLES.
PLANETARIUM SHOWS ON ASTRONOMY, SPACE SCIENCE, AND EARTH SCIENCE. 24,564 PEOPLE VIEWED THE SHOWS WE OFFERED IN 2019. OUR PLANETARIUM SHOWS ARE TARGETED TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND OTHER SHOWS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH SUBJECTS SUCH AS THE NIGHT SKY, BLACK HOLES, PLANETS AND MOONS WITH WATER AND ICE, THE EARLY SPACE RACE, THE SOLAR SYSTEM, ASTEROIDS AND COMETS, SAMI CULTURE, THE NORTHERN LIGHTS AND AVIATION, AND EXPLORATION OF THE UNIVERSE.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Arts, Culture & Humanities