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SpaceTime Cadets Club Enrichment Programs are activity-based learning adventures designed to get kids
energized and excited about space science and exploration. Though their main emphasis is on fun and
interactivity, each program is structured around core principals of science and involves subtle critical
thinking exercises that encourage kids to challenge their understanding of the world they live in and the
space that it inhabits.
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SpaceTime –Space Explorers - Get ready to go on a trip through the cosmos! This program allows your child to explore outer space through a virtual journey into the final frontier. Around one corner they will get to watch and create a meteor impact, around another they will find out how The Solar System was formed while around yet another they will learn about the search for life on planets circling distant stars and much more.
Grades: K-1 • Mondays • 3:40–4:30pm • Starts 1/11/10 • $79/10 weeks • Ed Ludka
SpaceTime –Rockin’ Rockets II - Prepare for LAUNCH! Take a wild ride into the world of rockets and spaceships as you build and launch different kinds of spacecrafts. This adventure program has a number of all new elements for 2010 including exciting new launch and landing visuals, crafting your own SpaceTime Solar Explorer, taking a virtual trip to Saturn in 3D, launching CO2 power rockets and more!
Grades: 2-3 • Wednesdays • 3:40–4:30pm • Starts 1/6/10 • $95/12 weeks • Ed Ludka
Contact: Ed Ludka • ed@spacetimekids.com • 720-851-7700
Instructors: Ed Ludka (primary instructor) has been a space science fanatic since he was a kid when he watched Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong take the first steps on the Moon. His enthusiasm continued through college where he paired a Minor in Astronomy with his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Since that time he has blended his career in aerospace communications technologies with his amateur astronomer interests contributing the bulk of his spare time to various astronomy clubs and societies. He currently chairs a neighborhood sky watch group, manages the Douglas County-based "T-Minus-5 Rocketry Club", is the Vice-Chairman for The Space EGGsploration Foundation and serves as a Volunteer Coordinator for The Planetary Society representing the State of Colorado.
Julie Ludka (backup instructor) developed an early interest in children's education and well being through her participation in numerous community-based outreach efforts in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. This enthusiasm continued throughout high school and college where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development with specific emphasis on developing opportunities for underprivileged children to get involved in math & science. She has since combined her K thru 6th teaching work with a new-found passion for getting kids energized and excited about science and space science in particular.