Huntsville City Schools’ fourth graders have soared further into their education in collaboration with the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. This effort was completed last week through the “Mission: 4th Grade” series.
“It began with a conversation Caty Stokes, our museum programs manager, and Holly McCarty, a member of the Huntsville City School Board, had about how many children who live in our community never get the chance to come to the Rocket Center for a variety of reasons,” Pat Ammons, senior director of communications at U.S. Space & Rocket Center, said.
In all, 2,200 fourth grade students from area schools had the opportunity to take a free field trip to the Smithsonian-affiliate institution and “be inspired by their community’s contributions to space exploration.”…