Space for more...

As part of Central Elementary's rebuild, Alpine School District is putting up a permanent planetarium dome — with a little help from a few friends, of course.
The new dome will be built on land next to the new Central Elementary which will be torn down.
It'll create space for more space...as the demand to participate in the Christa McAuliffe Space Center has outstripped the program's capacity.
We have gone there since the very beginning over the past 27 years. We've gone as a family, as business colleagues, as birthday party groups. We followed it from Central Elementary to the Discovery Center in Manila to Renaissance Academy in Lehi and back to Pleasant Grove and the mobile center in a semi-truck and trailer.
We've cheered, thrilled and sorrowed as our various missions succeeded and/or failed.
"Nice try," said the operator one time, "but unfortunately, you all died." 
We think it's a wonderful way to learn to work as a team, to problem solve and to appreciate science.
The planetarium will cost $800,000 so fundraising is underway.
 

“For 27 years, the Space Center has served over 400,000 participants in our simulators and classroom through field trips, summer camps, a volunteer program, employment, and other outreach efforts.” said James Porter, the program’s director. “Through simulated learning we introduce and reinforce curriculum from areas such as science, social studies and math in an engaging and unforgettable way. Participants take on the role of crew members in a starship simulator set 300 years in the future. During their mission, crews test their skills in communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and have to creatively problem-solve to overcome many challenging situations. 
Adding the planetarium will increase the capacity by 50 percent.
Right now, schools wanting to go to space without leaving Earth are being turned away.

Tax deductible donations are being accepted now through the Alpine School District Foundation and the rebuild is scheduled for completion in 2020. To donate to the project or learn more about its progress visit: spacecenter.alpineschools.org/donate or facebook.com/asdspacecenter.
I say here is an opportunity to make a visible difference in the future for kids. 
Make it so!

YouTube video explaining about the program and rebuild

• https://youtu.be/A2FjWXFo8SQ