Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Boston teacher "blasts off" to Space Camp


Wilma Marrero-Crespo is well prepared to teach her students at the Lewenberg Middle School about space travel this year, thanks to her participation in a week-long astronaut adventure. Ms. Marrero-Crespo, a math, science and social studies teacher, was one of only three teachers from the Boston area to be selected for the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program, which sends teachers to space camp to help them engage students in math and science learning.

Ms. Marrero-Crespo was among 268 educators from 21 countries and 43 U.S. states who traveled to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama earlier this summer for a week packed with 50 hours of classroom, laboratory and field training. Teachers had the opportunity to participate in real-life astronaut training exercises, including a high-performance jet simulation, scenario-based space missions, land and water survival training, and a state-of-the-art flight dynamics programs.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

¡Pa'Lante Wilma!

Congratulations! Mrs. Marrero-Crespo!

That's awesome-to be chosen among so many around the world to attend Space Academy.

Excellent! Female, Hispanic and immersed in science and technology to enrich the students learning experience is quite an accomplishment.
¡Exito!

Thank You
J Ramos
BLS