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Engaging Educational Events

Photographs capturing educational events and interactions, highlighting engagement in STEM and history at various institutions.

Tasha Mumbrue, Kristen Buscaglia and Mat Masset, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, engage with K-12 children on STEM topics during a National Engineer Week event at the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York, Feb. 20, 2024. The three of them discussed their roles and the USACE mission, showed off engineering and scientific equipment and spoke about STEM topics, with Engineer Week engaging over 5 million K-12 children each year. Army
Tasha Mumbrue, Kristen Buscaglia and Mat Masset, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, engage with K-12 children on STEM topics during a National Engineer Week event at the Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York, Feb. 20, 2024. The three of them discussed their roles and the USACE mission, showed off engineering and scientific equipment and spoke about STEM topics, with Engineer Week engaging over 5 million K-12 children each year. Army
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Gordon Burke III, education/incentives services officer, Maryland Army National Guard, spins a wheel to win a random prize during a Chaplain Open House event hosted by the MDARNG at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Maryland, on May 26, 2022. Attendees were given prizes throughout the event for correctly answering check-on learning questions.Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaSecretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) and test stand 4693 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The visit to MSFC was followed by a tour of educational facilities at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (USSRC). Secretary DeVos was accompanied by Marshall Center Director Jody Singer and USSRC CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart.Inter-American Defense College Leadership Welcomes Chiefs of Delegation and Alumni from 36, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 for a 60th anniversary Celebration on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2022. During the celebration visitors participated in a campus tour, a Panel on Ethics and Strategic Leadership, a BBQ and an Alumni Recognition Ceremony, including the release of the 60th Anniversary Book Strengthening Strategic Leadership in the Americas.Volunteers and staff members at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum work on an extensive inventory and labeling project of the museums library holdings on Monday, April 25, 2022. The museum, located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia is one of ten U.S. Navy Museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum is home to a sizeable library holding of volumes related to naval history.Students attending the FIS3200 Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'sMISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Residents get information on emergency preparedness kits Mar. 17. Anyone wishing to make their own kit can visit the local Red Cross office for information or you can purchase a pre-made kit by visiting the Red Cross website and clicking on the link to the Red Cross store.Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaWheelchair handicapped girl playing in Science Center Phoenix, ArizonaKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Dr. David A. Wolf talks to a teacher about students projects in a class at Carol City Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School, in Miami, Fla. Wolf is accompanying Center Director Jim Kennedy on a visit to the school to share Americas new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Kennedy is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Engineman Second Class Tate Snow speaks with Barrow High School students about Navy career opportunities during a visit to Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska. Utqiagvik is the northernmost city in the United States and one of the northernmost towns in the world. NTAG Pacific Northwest oversees Navy recruiting efforts in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Washington.Student launch Initiative Rocket Fair participants display their rockets prior to launch day at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaTopeka, Kansas, The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site. The site tells the story of the fight for school desegregation. It is housed in Monroe Elementary School, which was one of the segregated schools for African-Americans in Topeka.Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.Zach Smyers, a Museum Educator at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, provides some meaningful interpretation during a guided tour of the museums gallery. The museum is one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards, Teams , Environmental Protection AgencyDepartment of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaRick Brown, a volunteer docent at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, provides some insights and meaningful interpretation to a group of visitors in their gallery on Friday, May 13, 2022. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia and is home to a robust volunteer corps.Boy Scouts hand out FEMA Disaster Information.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsEarth to Sky AcademyOctober 23, 2019Locations: Building 28 Dr. Piers J. Sellers Data Visualization Theater, first floor atrium and east lawn, Building 21 GIC2 (Library)MOSI Request # 2020-896-010/23/2019 is the field trip day of our five-day workshop for the Earth to Sky Academy. Images will be used to show what the experience is like for reporting and marketing purposes. Earth to Sky AcademyNASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD October 21-25, 2019A tuition-free course for interpreters, informal educators, and science communicators interested in creating and nurturing regional communities of practice focused on improving climate science communication.About the Earth to Sky Academy Since 2004, the Earth to Sky interagency partnership (ETS) has been sharing NASA science with informal educators through a variety of professional development events, including a series of regional courses in climate science and communication. A hallmark of the ETS training model is purCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A 40- by 70-foot activity tent chock full of LEGO bricks is set up on the NASA Causeway at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside, children of all ages will have the opportunity to build their vision of the future with LEGO bricks, marking the beginning of a three-year Space Act Agreement between NASA and The LEGO Group. The partnership is meant to spark the interest of children in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To commemorate the partnership, two small LEGO space shuttles will launch aboard space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station and the company will release four NASA-inspired products in its LEGO CITY line next year. LEGO sets also will fly to the space station aboard Endeavour's STS-134 mission, and will be put together on orbit to demonstrate the challenges faced while building things in microgravity.Crowd shot of the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day Event, hosted at Girard College, on January 18, 2016. The event was the largest in the nation. We joined more than 5,000 volunteers who packed the Armory, including Mayor Jim Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, Senator Bob Casey, Congressman Chaka Fattah, and the Phillie Phanatic.. Crowd shot of the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day Event, hosted at Girard College, on January 18, 2016. The event was the largest in the nation. We joined more than 5,000 volunteers who packed the Armory, including Mayor Jim Kenney, Governor Tom Wolf, Senator Bob Casey, Congressman Chaka Fattah, and the Phillie Phanatic.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsIn February 2024, USAID participated in the Fourth Annual Disability Inclusion conference. USAID partnered with Amideast Egypt, Egypts Ministry of Higher Education, and public universities across the country to establish Disability Service Centers and promote policies that support equitable education for all.Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- From left, Dr. Steve Lee, with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science; Ulrik Solberg Lund, a LEGO minifigure designer; and Karsten Juel Bunch, a LEGO City senior designer, participate in an educational webcast in the Mission Status Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. On hand to ask questions of the guests were students, teachers, and mentors of the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project who were invited to Kennedy to watch the launch of NASA's Juno spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.GAVRT is a partnership between NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and The Lewis Center for Educational Research (LCER) in Apple Valley, Calif. It allows students to control a 34-meter radio telescope that, until recently, was part of NASAs Deep Space Network, and to interact with scientists outside the classroom setting.Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, VirginiaLee Martin, a Volunteer Model Shipbuilder at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, speaks to visitors and provides some meaningful interpretation to the ship model of the USS Constitution that he is working on. The museum is one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History & Heritage Command and is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The museum is also home to a robust volunteer corps that helps the museum connect visitors with naval history.AJD43418, Montreal, Canada, QC, QuebecChildren touring National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola, FloridaSummer Internship for 2008 closing ceremony students enjoying the receptionon in lobby of the Ames Administration building N-200.Rick Brown, a volunteer docent at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, provides some insights and meaningful interpretation to a group of visitors in their gallery on Friday, May 13, 2022. The museum is located on the second floor of the Nauticus building in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia and is home to a robust volunteer corps.Commander John Hiltz, Commanding Officer of Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) Pacific Northwest and Engineman Second Class Tate Snow, a Navy recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting Station Fairbanks, Alaska, engage with Barrow High School students during a visit to Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska. Utqiagvik is the northernmost city in the United States and one of the northernmost towns in the world. NTAG Pacific Northwest oversees Navy recruiting efforts in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Washington.FEMA Printed Disaster Materials at Cocoa DRC.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsInter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.Inter-American Defense College Leadership greeted dignitaries for a Central American Independence Day Celebration hosted by students at the IADC on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2022. IADC students celebrate the Independence Day of all nations represented by students with a presentation about the country, food and a 5k run.Photo of the America's Prepareathon! table taken at the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day event at Girard College on January 18, 2016. FEMA Region III particiated in this event, which was the largest in the nation.. Photo of the America's PrepareAthon! table taken at the Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day event at Girard College on January 18, 2016. FEMA Region III participated in this event which was the largest in the nation.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsCapt. Nancy Hausterman, the behavioral health officer for the Spartan Brigade, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, showcases her holistic health and fitness trifold board before hosting a suicide awareness/intervention training led by integrated care professionals on the brigade's foundational day at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 9, 2022. The Army is focused on strengthening social connectedness, a protective factor in suicide prevention, and provides training and resources to facilitate personal resilience, improve communication and enhance relationships with friends, Family and teammates.Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, poses with the SMA “I Love Safety” poster during the Florida spaceports annual Safety and Health Days on March 2, 2020. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend - all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.Sgt. 1st Class Erik Barrientos, the sexual assault response coordinator for the 402nd Army Field Support Brigade, displayed giveaways at the proclamation signing event on April 1. Members of the brigade received prizes for correctly answering questions about the U.S. Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program and ways individuals can prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault for occurring.Washington, D. C. , Sep. 6, 2012 FEMA Flat Stanley and Flat Stella visit the American Red Cross Disaster Operations Center in Washington, D. C... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and OfficialsEducational board at the Museum of the American Indian, New York City, New York. USAPhoto of the Initial Entry and Nametag sign at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, 2022. U.S. Naval Academy in-processing began today for midshipman candidates for the Class of 2026 who came directly from the fleet, attended the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), or are international students. The NAPS and prior-enlisted midshipmen candidates provide midshipmen candidates mentorship and guidance to their classmates during Plebe Summer, the demanding six-week indoctrination period intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life.