2005 NASA Explorer School Partnerships:

NASA selects 50 schools in the United States to particiapte in a partnership of opportunites and career development for students and educators -NASA Explorer Schools.

The press release for 2005 took place in May with a website announcement.

For NASA-TV on the Web, go to http://nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/. Dish Network (channel 213) and DirecTV (Channel 376) carry the NASA Channel.

NASA-TV is also Web cast through the Internet.

One of the team leaders of a NASA Explorer School (California) from 2005 takes pictures of team leaders and students participating in the press release.
School Teams are divided in groups pertaining to their location of NASA installations. Johnson Space Center (pictured here) is represented by schools in the midwestern United States. Schools of cultural diversity in underprivileged regions, minorities, and those students in disadvantaged environments are focused for being awarded an opportunity to received career oriented activities for students and professional development for educators.

Native American students get a chance to participate in the space program.

Last winter I was encouraged to write a grant for our school, from NASA representatives.
This spring, I was surprised and excited to find out we were awarded a grant as a member of NASA Explorer School Partnership, 1 of 50 chosen throughout the country. This was the first time a school in South Dakota became a NES School and only a few on Indian reservations have participated in this program.