Challenger Learning Center
Southeastern Connecticut
In addition to satisfying Connecticut Standards in Science,
Mathematics, Language Arts and Social Studies, the
Challenger Learning Center experience provides all of the
following for your students:
• Provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning to:
• Provide professional development opportunities for teachers to give them the confidence and competence to facilitate science and mathematics learning for today’s technology-driven world
• Furnish teaching resources that are interactive and interdisciplinary as well as offer programs that are scientifically accurate, fun, and inspiring
• Present opportunities for the development of community-based learning that includes teachers, students, and parents
• Raise public awareness of the importance of and need for a scientifically literate populace
• Provide students with an opportunity to apply their learning to:
- Problem Solving – Recognizing and investigating problems; formulating and proposing solutions supported by reason and evidence
- Communication – Expressing and interpreting information and ideas
- Using Technology – Using appropriate instruments, electronic equipment, computers, and networks to access information, process ideas, and communicate results
- Teamwork – Learning and contributing productively as individuals and as members of groups
- Making Connections – Recognizing and applying connections of important information and ideas within and among learning areas
• Provide professional development opportunities for teachers to give them the confidence and competence to facilitate science and mathematics learning for today’s technology-driven world
• Furnish teaching resources that are interactive and interdisciplinary as well as offer programs that are scientifically accurate, fun, and inspiring
• Present opportunities for the development of community-based learning that includes teachers, students, and parents
• Raise public awareness of the importance of and need for a scientifically literate populace