New Garden State Challenger Center to incorporate “green” themes into award-winning science curriculum
Alexandria, VA – Challenger Center for Space Science Education’s newest Learning Center was featured at 3 Times Square on a large electronic advertisement by PRNewswire in New York city, Thursday. This will be the first Challenger Center to incorporate a sustainable building design in support of the interactive experience that immerses over 400,000 students a year in science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts. The new Challenger Learning Center will be designed and built by the architectural, interior design and engineering, award-winning New Jersey firm, Cubellis. Mount Laurel Township was selected by New Jersey Educational Information Resource Center (EIRC) to be the home for the newest Challenger Learning Center. 50 Challenger Learning Centers across the U.S incorporate project-based learning and the theme of space exploration to engage students in critical thinking, decision-making, communication and teamwork.
“This is incredibly exciting for us. Almost everything connected with space exploration includes an understanding of responsible and careful use of available resources to accomplish a mission,” said Challenger Center Founding Chairman June Scobee-Rodgers. “We’re thrilled that this new Challenger Center in Mount Laurel will include ‘green’ themes for our teachers and students. It will help us continue our mission of creating a new generation of explorers.”
The Mount Laurel Challenger Center will underscore the Challenger Center’s mission of “inspiring, exploring and learning” at every turn, by incorporating design concepts and technology that can provide learning opportunities for students. For example, the building will include solar panels and rain water collection systems that instructors can use for demonstration and teaching. The new Challenger Center is expected to be open in 2009.
To learn more about Challenger Center’s programs or how to acquire a Challenger Center in your community visit us at http://www.Challenger.org
About Cubellis
Cubellis is an integrated, single-source design firm offering architecture, interior design, and engineering services to a diverse base of national and international clients from offices throughout the country. The firm’s practice area expertise includes retail, workplace solutions, residential, mixed use, education, municipal/government, and hospitality. Cubellis’ Freehold and Englewood Cliffs office locations are staffed by 40 professionals serving their Northeastern clients. For more information, please visit: www.cubellis.com.
About EIRC
EIRC is a public agency specializing in education-related programs and services for parents, schools, communities, nonprofit organizations and privately held businesses throughout New Jersey. The agency’s programs also reach into more than 36 states and 8 foreign countries.
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Shannon Rush, Development & Communications Associate
Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va.
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About Challenger Center for Space Science Education We are a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1986 by the families of the astronauts tragically lost in the Challenger 51-L mission. Dedicated to the educational spirit of that mission, Challenger Center programs continue the crew’s mission of engaging students in science, math and technology and foster in them an interest to pursue careers in those fields. For more information on our diverse programs, including our network of Challenger Learning Centers, please click to www.challenger.org.
