Challenger Center for Space Science Education awarded a Certificate of Achievement to the Challenger Learning Center in Woodstock for flying the most student missions in 2022-23.“We were among the top […]
They come to Woodstock from throughout northern Illinois, even southern Wisconsin, to get a glimpse of space travel.That’s what Challenger Learning Center at Olson Elementary School offers visitors, and the […]
The Woodstock Challenger Learning Center invites the community to an evening of space exploration.Family Night Open House will take place at the Challenger Learning Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. […]
Restrictions and concerns about the continuing pandemic have not deterred missions at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology in Woodstock.Since the center opened in 2001, more than 150,000 […]
Taxpayers won’t escape without some pain in dealing with the $161 million bond debt of Woodstock School District 200.It comes down to a matter of, “You can pay now, or […]
Countdown … 4, 3, 2, 1 … liftoff!You hear – and feel! – the rumble in a full-sensory experience as your spaceship is launched into space on your latest mission […]
When Woodstock School District 200 asked the public for comments on the district’s plan to spend nearly $100 million this school year, nobody showed up.The Board of Education last week […]
First missions run successfully; now public invited in
D-200 prepares Olson for Challenger Center move within weeks
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