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Goal

I know that I have submitted a grant for the 5th Grade Kindness Club, but after speaking to Kim Lunt and several 5th grade teachers, we wanted to submit this as well. The goal is to invite all 5th Grade FIT (Families in Transition) students and all 5th Grade ESOL students on a field trip to the Kennedy Space Center in January or February of 2025. This trip would take place on a day off of school, either the teacher planning day, Martin Luther King Day or President's Day so that these students do not miss a day of instruction, no subs are needed and the bus would not be pulled from a regular route. The idea for this field trip has stemmed from working closely with both our FIT and ESOL students and realizing that none of them have ever been to the Kennedy Space Center. My current FIT/ ESOL 5th graders were working on their African American History projects and many were so excited to learn about Katherine Johnson, the African American mathematician behind the movie Hidden Figures. I believe it would be so powerful for these students to have something to work towards the first semester of school. The students would be invited in August and told about the trip. In order to attend, they would need to have less than 10% absences and an A or B in conduct. Many of our FIT students are struggling with attendance and also with conduct, at times. This could help improve both of those areas as well as exposing these students to a trip of a lifetime.  

What will be done with my students

Students would be invited in August. Prior to the trip we could research and plan the itinerary for the trip. This could be done during Powerful Pirates, an after-school FIT Tutoring Program, in the fall and during my ESOL push in time with 5th grade. Students could research, plan and then prepare so that when we attend the trip we could have students present on the sections they chose. Once at Kennedy Space Center the following items are included with their daily tickets:
Gateway™: The Deep Space Launch Complex featuring Spaceport KSC
Space Shuttle Atlantis® and the Shuttle Launch Experience®
Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour
Apollo/Saturn V Center
Heroes and Legends featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®
Astronaut Encounter
Planet Play
Rocket Garden guided tours
Journey to Mars
3D Space Films
Character Appearances
Other scheduled presentations and films
Once we return from the trip, students can use the information they learned to help write their African American History project or for their 4H Speech. Students could write about a speech about the importance of attending a field trip such as this or about a topic they learned more about while on the trip.  

Benefits to my students

Why select 5th Graders?
As we know, 5th Grade is the year where science is assessed by the state at the end of the year. This trip would allow these students to see many of the concepts they have been learning about in person. Many students are visual and kinesthetic learners and to attend a trip like this could literally open a whole new world for them. Students would come back ready to take on the 3th and 4th quarters of 5th Grade, which as we know are the most difficult for them. They would have more background knowledge of space, the laws of motion and gravity. They would return with knowledge they could use on their African American History projects or their 4H Speeches.  

Budget Narrative

I am waiting to hear back from Mr. Underhill on the cost of the driver and the bus so those costs would need to be added. We would only need one bus for the day. Teacher tickets would be free. I know that food cannot be included so we would need to work something out for that, maybe donations from a local business.  

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