It is one thing to teach someone about how air flow over the wing of an aircraft creates lift, but it is another thing to take them out of the classroom and let them put their hands on the wing of a real fighter jet.
This is the teaching technique behind the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado summer camp hosted at the Edward J. Peterson Air and Space Museum located in Peterson AFB’s historic district. Three one-week long summer camp events took students from separate age groups outside of the routine educational environment–transporting them to a world where learning is fun and working together as a team is fundamental.
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