Media Alert: State Superintendent To Visit Gifted And Talented Students At Space Science Center
One of Nine Maryland Summer Center Programs
For Immediate Release Contact: Bill Reinhard, 410-767-0486
Baltimore, MD
Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Lillian M. Lowery will visit some of the State’s youngest scientists and explorers this Wednesday at the Center for Space Science at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Middle school students in grades 6-7 are working alongside NASA scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, learning about the current applications of space technology. The program is one of nine Maryland Summer Center Programs held this year.
The Summer Centers continue a 48-year commitment at the State level to provide summer educational opportunities for Maryland’s gifted and talented students. The program, coordinated through the Maryland State Department of Education, in partnership with public and nonpublic agencies, provides Maryland’s diverse gifted and talented student population with advanced, rigorous, experiential learning opportunities that nurture these students’ talents and abilities within unique learning environments.
This Center is graciously hosted and supported by the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory and its staff. It is under the direction of Lindsey Jones, a Baltimore County science teacher, and Linda Butler from the JHU-APL.
| WHO: | State Superintendent Lillian Lowery NASA Scientists and Engineers Maryland Middle School Students |
| WHAT: | Maryland Gifted and Talented Summer Center for Space Science. |
| WHEN: | 1 p.m. August 05, 2015 |
| WHERE: | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 11100 Johns Hopkins Road Building 200-E181 Laurel, MD 20723-6099 443-778-5746 |