Imagine listening in on the ISS crew from your classroom. RAC will send materials, including ways to convince teachers and school administrators that Amateur Radio is an important discipline the school should take advantage of on a full-time basis. An Educational Proposal must accompany all completed applications. NASA requires selections to be made several months in advance. If a school is not chosen, its application is recycled for future use.
Schools typically wait one year or longer.
You and your class can enjoy watching students talk to astronauts via ham radio. Checkout the RAC Audio-Visual Library for videos about amateur radio in space. QSL cards are similar to postcards. Hams exchange QSLs to confirm their radio contacts with other stations. But waiting for that coveted QSL card requires patience.