The 7th annual Galaxy Forum SHS featured space advocate extraordinaire Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries / New Worlds Institute / Orbital Outfitters / Space Frontier Foundation. He welcomed students to the revolution on the space frontier.
The event, with feature presentation by Dr. Bob Richards of International Space University and Moon Express as well as introductions by Steve Durst of Space Age Publishing Company, SHS Distinguished Alumni Class of 1961, was a great success with over 200 attendees. More details can be found in the article copied below.
ILOA hosts the community of Scarsdale High School students, teachers, administrators and alums in the 1960, 1961 and 1962 Classes — at the 5th annual Galaxy Forum SHS.
The program features a New Horizons / Pluto System Special Presentation by Dr. Kimberly Ennico Smith. The mission is shedding new light on our understanding of the worlds at the edge of our solar system. Scientists hope to find answers to basic questions about the surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres on these systems. New Horizons will also visit one or more Kuiper Belt Objects beyond Pluto.
High School to bring this innovative 21st Century Education to his alma mater, celebrating 50th SHS 1961 Class Reunion with the 1st Galaxy Forum at SHS on September 23, 2011. The 50th SHS 1962 Reunion starting October 5, 2012, continued the Galaxy Forum SHS program with Jeff Hoffman, 5-time Shuttle Astronaut and SHS 1962 alum, sharing his experience repairing the Hubble Space Telescope. Galaxy Forum SHS 2013 featured Dr. Denton Ebel, Curator / Chair of the Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC speaking on Asteroids in Matters of Science, Resources and Security. Galaxy Forum SHS 2014 featured a science talk by Dr. Alan Stern, Principal Investigator on the New Horizons mission.
ILOA will again help host the community of Scarsdale High School students, teachers, administrators and alums in the 1960, 1961 and 1962 Classes — at the 4th annual Galaxy Forum SHS.
The program features a science talk by Dr. Alan Stern on the New Horizons mission currently traveling at 14.72 km/s almost 3.9 Billion kilometers from Earth on its way to explore Pluto and its moons. The mission, is expected to arrive July 14, 2015, will help us understand the icy worlds at the edge of our solar system. Scientists hope to find answers to basic questions about the surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres on these bodies. The mission will then visit one or more Kuiper Belt Objects beyond Pluto.
Galaxy Forums public events with presentations, panel discussions and attendee participation. Efforts are made to integrate local cultures, perspectives, and traditional knowledge. Galaxy Forums have been held in Hawaii, Silicon Valley, Canada, China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, Africa, Chile, Brazil, Kansas and New York. Steve Durst organized Galaxy Forum Scarsdale to bring this innovative 21st Century Education to his alma mater.
Steve Durst celebrated his 50th SHS 1961 Class Reunion with the 1st Galaxy Forum at SHS on September 23 2011. The 50th SHS 1962 Reunion starting October 5, 2012, continued the Galaxy Forum SHS program with Jeff Hoffman, 5-time Shuttle Astronaut and SHS 1962 alum, sharing his experience repairing the Hubble Space Telescope. Galaxy Forum SHS 2013 featured Dr. Denton Ebel, Curator / Chair of the Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC speaking on Asteroids in matters of Science, Resources and Security.
ILOA is expanding to “the City”, bringing Galaxy consciousness, awareness and understanding to one of the brightest cities on Earth, one where stars in the night sky are almost forgotten like long lost friends. This innovative program will explore new trajectories of 21st Century Galaxy Education and Exploration through multimedia experiences of art and architecture, light, sound and movement — as well as more traditional presentations on leading edge space enterprise.
The program features the New Horizons mission currently traveling at 14.72 km/s almost 3.9 Billion kilometers from Earth on its way to explore Pluto and its moons. The mission, is expected to arrive July 14, 2015, will help us understand the icy worlds at the edge of our solar system. Scientists hope to find answers to basic questions about the surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres on these bodies. The mission will then visit one or more Kuiper Belt Objects beyond Pluto.
The public flier for the event is posted below. Please feel free to share this with those who might be interested in attending.
ILOA joined the community of Scarsdale High School students, teachers, administrators and alums in the 1960, 1961 and 1962 Classes — at the 3rd annual Galaxy Forum SHS.
Dr. Denton Ebel, Curator / Chair of the Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC gave the feature presentation on the current high-profile concern with Asteroids in matters of Science, Resources and Security.
Steve Durst celebrated his 50th SHS 1961 Class Reunion with the 1st Galaxy Forum at SHS on September 23 2011. Last year’s 50th SHS 1962 Reunion starting October 5, 2012, continued the Galaxy Forum SHS program with Jeff Hoffman, 5-time Shuttle Astronaut and SHS 1962 alum, sharing his experience repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.
Plans are ongoing for a possible expansion of Galaxy Forum New York via collaboration with a prominent science education institution in New York City in 2014.
Scarsdale High School students, teachers, administrators and community members joined ILOA to celebrated the 50th anniversary of alums in the 1962 class, which include Jeff Hoffman, 5-time Shuttle Astronaut who shared his experience repairing the Hubble Space Telescope with the forum.
Galaxy Forums are public events with presentations, panel discussions and attendee participation. Galaxy Education in every class — to expand Human understanding of the Cosmos through observation from the Moon — is the primary goal of our fast evolving outreach program that dates back to 2008. Steve Durst organized Galaxy Forum Scarsdale to bring this innovative 21st Century Education to his alma mater.
ILOA Founding Director, Steve Durst, returned to his high school to reinvest 21st Century Galaxy education resources on the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Class of 1961.