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Sherlie's Home
Sherlie's Home
Sherlie's Home
Sherlie's Home
The first event conducted by IgnitedThinkers was in Vizag, India at Sherlie's Home. Using Estes model rockets and motors, the kids learned about the importance of aerodynamic principles and the basics of rocketry. Over 60 kids were able to see the launching of rockets and learn about the basics of physics in model rocketry. It was an amazing experience, and all the kids thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. Gitika Gorthi and Dr. Scribner are planning to conduct another workshop in the future to get these kids into space careers and to further the kids' understanding of rocketry in the future. IgnitedThinkers provided resources for kids to continue in model rocketry and space education, as well as giving awareness to these kids on how to get into the space industry.
Visit the Sherlie's Home website to donate to their home and help support these creative and intelligent kids with basic needs and school supplies: http://childrensfund.net/
This event was a proof of concept of future workshops IgnitedThinkers plans to host, and paves a pathway for future workshops for kids of all ages around the world.
The first event conducted by IgnitedThinkers was in Vizag, India at Sherlie's Home. Using Estes model rockets and motors, the kids learned about the importance of aerodynamic principles and the basics of rocketry. Over 60 kids were able to see the launching of rockets and learn about the basics of physics in model rocketry. It was an amazing experience, and all the kids thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. Gitika Gorthi and Dr. Scribner are planning to conduct another workshop in the future to get these kids into space careers and to further the kids' understanding of rocketry in the future. IgnitedThinkers provided resources for kids to continue in model rocketry and space education, as well as giving awareness to these kids on how to get into the space industry.
Visit the Sherlie's Home website to donate to their home and help support these creative and intelligent kids with basic needs and school supplies: http://childrensfund.net/
This event was a proof of concept of future workshops IgnitedThinkers plans to host, and paves a pathway for future workshops for kids of all ages around the world.
IgnitedThinkers
Let's Make Space Education Accessible to All
World Space Week Celebrations
2021: Atlanta, Georgia
IgnitedThinkers is extremely honored to have been a part of the #AimHigher initiative along with visionary aerospace leader Mrs. Christina Korp (President of Purpose Entertainment and former manager of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin), artist Stan Herd Artworks, the Space for Art Foundation, Atlanta Parks and Rec Department, Downtown Atlanta, the Hines Family Foundation, Associated Universities Inc., Georgia Tech, Morehouse College, and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium.
Aim Higher is an event that was organized to commemorate World Space Week and International Day of the Girl to raise awareness about NASA's Artemis Program and inspire women and girls through the high-profit STEAM exhibit. As a part of the Aim Higher project, there will be a 4,800 square-foot natural Earthwork designed in Atlanta by renowned crop artist Stan Herd. The Earthwork was framed by approximately 1,500 tiles of space art created by students from fourteen Atlanta Public Schools and kids from three Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospitals. Satellite images of the Earthwork were captured from low Earth orbit by Satellogic, a company that specialized in Earth-observation satellites.
Former NASA astronauts Nicole Stott and Susan Kilrain (the second woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and a Georgia Tech alum), along with Inspiration 4 Mission Pilot astronaut Dr. Sian Proctor, were on site in Woodruff Park to speak about the importance of representation to inspire more women and girls and people of color to pursue careers in space and tech fields. Stephanie Wilson participated virtually with a video greeting from quarantine at the Kennedy Space Center, where she will be supporting as the backup crew for the next NASA International Space Station mission (Crew 3). NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy also participated with a video greeting.
IgnitedThinkers CEO, Gitika Gorthi, was the moderator of the World Space Week Kids Panel; the panelists were Ph.D. Georgia Tech student Naia Butler-Craig, Twitter space superstar @AstroRyan1 (Ryan Serena), and incredible aerospace leader Christopher L. Check out the panel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w35P24-jhE0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ivhcWvTv9I.
View the Aim Higher Women in Space inspirational video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9p3N2s5j_E
2022: Atlanta, Georgia
IgnitedThinkers partnered with The Hines Family Foundation, founded by Mr. John Hines (Former NASA Ames Research Center Chief Technologist), and Georgia Institue of Technology's aerospace engineering deparment to celebrate World Space Week in Atlanta!
The overall goal of the World Space Week Atlanta STEM to ESTEEM was to create exposure and broaden participation among K-25 students and teachers, higher education students and faculty, industry partners, and the wider community.
A particular focus of World Space Week Atlanta is to support involvement from under-represented minority groups and create opportunities for engagement with Space STEM.
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