NASA Explorer Schools
NASA Explorer Schools Program Application Season Blasts Off!
Schools from across the country are now eligible to apply on-line for an opportunity to partner with NASA in a program designed to bring engaging mathematics, science, and technology learning to educators, students, and families.
Each year, the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) program establishes a three-year partnership between NASA and 50 school teams, consisting of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities across the country. Last year's teams are from 30 states. Eighty percent of the schools are located in high poverty areas, with seventy-five percent representing predominantly minority communities.
While partnered with NASA, NES teams will acquire and use new teaching resources and technology tools for grades 4-9 using NASA's unique content, experts and other resources. Schools in the program are eligible to receive up to $17,500 (pending continued funding) over the three-year period to purchase technology tools that support science and mathematics instruction.
For additional information about the NASA Explorer Schools program, and for instructions on how to apply, go to explorerschools.nasa.gov.
The NES application must be completed on-line in one session. Teams are encouraged to prepare essay responses in a word processing program that can be cut and pasted into the online application form