Bring The Family to See the New Center this April Vacation!
We recently remodeled! Challenger Maine was closed from Thanksgiving through March 1st for some exciting upgrades, now that we’re open again we cannot wait to share them with the community!
More Details:
We will be running two programs on April 21st, please review options below and select based on your students grade level and time offered. These activities are intended for students to attend with a parent/guardian. If you are an interested community member, but wouldn’t be attending with a student, keep an ear out for community tours happening surrounding our Grand Reopening Celebration in May! All programming takes place at the Challenger Learning Center (30 Venture Way, Bangor ME 04401).
Exploration Lab: April 21st: 9:30-11:30am:
Calling all young scientists! Join Challenger for an morning of science career exploration with our Exploration Lab program! Participants will spend time exploring several mini labs in both of our brand new Mission Control and Spacecraft simulators, while getting to try out first hand some jobs that go into keeping the space program afloat!
Open to grades 1-4
$5/student -Parent/guardian asked to stay and join the fun but do not need to register.
Lunar Quest: April 21st: 12:30-3:00pm:
We invite your middle schooler to join us for a day of discovery in our brand new mission simulators! Once the Spacecraft crew successfully lands on the Moon, they must deploy a Lunar Exploration Rover to investigate different areas of the lunar surface to identify a suitable location for a sustainable long-term human habitat.
However, when the crew receives troubling readings, the team must work together and make critical decisions to turn a potential catastrophe into NASA’s finest hour!
Open to grades 5th-9th
$10/student -Parent/guardian asked to stay and join the fun but do not need to register.
