The space age on the space coast [the national council for history education proposes to partner with the astronauts memorial foundation at kennedy space center to offer a residential NEH landmarks…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to the National Council for History Education, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The grant will fund the "The Space Age on the Space Coast" initiative, which will provide two week-long residential workshops in July 2024 for 70 K-12 educators from across the country. The workshops will allow participants to explore landmarks associated with the origins of U.S. space exploration in Florida, including the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and the Kennedy Space Center. Educators will engage with historians, education specialists, and astronauts to investigate how politics, science, and culture intersected during the Cold War era on the Space Coast and continue to do so today. The workshops aim to give meaning to America's scientific past through a focus on the human experience.

The space age on the space coast [the national council for history education proposes to partner with the astronauts memorial foundation at kennedy space center to offer a residential NEH landmarks workshop that will take place twice in 2024: july 8-12, and july 15-19. These workshops will provide 70 k-12 educators from across the country with opportunities to explore florida?s space coast. During the cold war ERA, politics, science, and culture collided in this unique geographical location beginning in the 1950S; they continue to intersect there in profound ways today. Participants will investigate landmarks associated with the american origins of space exploration, including the brevard museum of history and natural science, cape canaveral space force station, and multiple exhibitions and experiences at the kennedy space center. Participants will engage with historians, education specialists, and astronauts to explore these sites and give meaning to america?s scientific past through a focus on the human experience.]