1
00:00:43,350 --> 00:00:40,389
by the year 2000 the united states will

2
00:00:46,630 --> 00:00:43,360
have its first laboratory in space

3
00:00:49,029 --> 00:00:46,640
with the design made of modular sections

4
00:00:52,549 --> 00:00:49,039
the space station will be a work center

5
00:00:53,990 --> 00:00:52,559
in orbit and will offer many benefits to

6
00:00:56,709 --> 00:00:54,000
our world

7
00:00:59,590 --> 00:00:56,719
utilizing the scientific analogy of the

8
00:01:02,549 --> 00:00:59,600
space station in educational settings

9
00:01:04,869 --> 00:01:02,559
can pave the way to ensure that our

10
00:01:07,270 --> 00:01:04,879
nation will have a qualified pool of

11
00:01:10,789 --> 00:01:07,280
scientists engineers computer

12
00:01:14,390 --> 00:01:10,799
specialists researchers and technicians

13
00:01:19,030 --> 00:01:14,400
who will lead us into the 21st century

14
00:01:21,429 --> 00:01:19,040
as the space explorers of the future

15
00:01:24,789 --> 00:01:21,439
using the space station as a way to

16
00:01:27,910 --> 00:01:24,799
enhance instruction is exemplified at

17
00:01:29,670 --> 00:01:27,920
the anton gradina primary achievement

18
00:01:32,310 --> 00:01:29,680
elementary school

19
00:01:35,749 --> 00:01:32,320
in cleveland ohio

20
00:01:38,390 --> 00:01:35,759
students teachers parents and the entire

21
00:01:41,670 --> 00:01:38,400
community have come together with the

22
00:01:43,910 --> 00:01:41,680
help of the nasa lewis research center

23
00:01:46,630 --> 00:01:43,920
the cleveland metropolitan housing

24
00:01:49,030 --> 00:01:46,640
authority cmha

25
00:01:50,230 --> 00:01:49,040
and the cleveland city school district

26
00:01:53,749 --> 00:01:50,240
to form

27
00:01:57,190 --> 00:01:53,759
the educational empowerment project

28
00:02:00,709 --> 00:01:57,200
a project that entices students to

29
00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:00,719
imagine themselves as future astronauts

30
00:02:06,950 --> 00:02:03,200
on a mission into space

31
00:02:09,669 --> 00:02:06,960
but for the students at anton the future

32
00:02:13,430 --> 00:02:09,679
starts today

33
00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:13,440
anton gradina is located near a cmaj

34
00:02:18,309 --> 00:02:15,760
public housing development

35
00:02:21,589 --> 00:02:18,319
the poverty rate for this area is

36
00:02:24,550 --> 00:02:21,599
extremely high the anton project

37
00:02:26,550 --> 00:02:24,560
represents a partnership between cmha

38
00:02:27,830 --> 00:02:26,560
nasa lewis and the cleveland public

39
00:02:29,990 --> 00:02:27,840
schools

40
00:02:31,350 --> 00:02:30,000
the intent of the project is to empower

41
00:02:33,830 --> 00:02:31,360
parents to better work with their

42
00:02:35,910 --> 00:02:33,840
children in science activities

43
00:02:37,509 --> 00:02:35,920
a lot of other organizations and

44
00:02:38,869 --> 00:02:37,519
individuals have joined us in the

45
00:02:41,110 --> 00:02:38,879
endeavor

46
00:02:42,949 --> 00:02:41,120
in fact the project demonstrates what we

47
00:02:44,309 --> 00:02:42,959
can accomplish when we work together as

48
00:02:46,390 --> 00:02:44,319
a team

49
00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:46,400
in addition the project has attracted a

50
00:02:51,030 --> 00:02:48,480
lot of national attention

51
00:02:53,270 --> 00:02:51,040
including visits to anton gradina by

52
00:02:55,830 --> 00:02:53,280
congressman louis stokes nasa

53
00:02:57,910 --> 00:02:55,840
administrator dan golden and astronaut

54
00:02:59,470 --> 00:02:57,920
charles bolden

55
00:03:01,830 --> 00:02:59,480
the

56
00:03:04,070 --> 00:03:01,840
1991-92 school year

57
00:03:06,070 --> 00:03:04,080
marked the beginning of a full-scale

58
00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:06,080
aerospace program

59
00:03:11,589 --> 00:03:09,200
the ultimate goal was to build the space

60
00:03:14,390 --> 00:03:11,599
station habitat module

61
00:03:16,949 --> 00:03:14,400
the students named their space station

62
00:03:19,509 --> 00:03:16,959
space station harmony

63
00:03:23,910 --> 00:03:19,519
their space station would serve as the

64
00:03:26,949 --> 00:03:23,920
site for many space related activities

65
00:03:29,589 --> 00:03:26,959
in order to build a habitat it was

66
00:03:34,309 --> 00:03:29,599
important for the students teachers and

67
00:03:37,430 --> 00:03:34,319
parents to learn more about space

68
00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:37,440
for the students monthly assemblies and

69
00:03:43,830 --> 00:03:40,480
small classroom sessions were held to

70
00:03:46,789 --> 00:03:43,840
explore scientific concepts as they

71
00:03:48,229 --> 00:03:46,799
relate to humankind on earth and in

72
00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:48,239
space

73
00:03:53,910 --> 00:03:51,040
food and nutrition were studied to show

74
00:03:57,670 --> 00:03:53,920
the importance of having a good diet

75
00:04:00,789 --> 00:03:57,680
that includes the four major food groups

76
00:04:03,350 --> 00:04:00,799
other examples of food and nutrition

77
00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:03,360
demonstrated to the students how food is

78
00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:05,680
packaged for space and how the

79
00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,110
in space as it does on the earth

80
00:04:23,030 --> 00:04:20,229
another activity explained to students

81
00:04:25,590 --> 00:04:23,040
how to say no to drugs

82
00:04:26,830 --> 00:04:25,600
and how to stay in good health by doing

83
00:04:29,909 --> 00:04:26,840
daily

84
00:04:33,270 --> 00:04:29,919
exercises the students underwent some

85
00:04:36,150 --> 00:04:33,280
pretty vigorous exercise routines to

86
00:04:39,670 --> 00:04:36,160
show what astronauts must do to help

87
00:04:42,310 --> 00:04:39,680
stay physically fit in space

88
00:04:45,990 --> 00:04:42,320
scientific concepts introduced to the

89
00:04:49,430 --> 00:04:46,000
students about newton's laws of motion

90
00:04:51,830 --> 00:04:49,440
including action reaction activities

91
00:04:54,469 --> 00:04:51,840
held the student's interests as they

92
00:04:57,270 --> 00:04:54,479
were amused and enthused with this

93
00:04:59,670 --> 00:04:57,280
unique experiment

94
00:05:02,390 --> 00:04:59,680
some of the small classroom sessions

95
00:05:04,230 --> 00:05:02,400
demonstrated magnetism

96
00:05:07,510 --> 00:05:04,240
aeronautics

97
00:05:10,950 --> 00:05:07,520
and how humankind has changed their mode

98
00:05:13,909 --> 00:05:10,960
of transportation from horse and buggy

99
00:05:15,749 --> 00:05:13,919
all the way up to the high-tech way of

100
00:05:17,909 --> 00:05:15,759
life we have today

101
00:05:21,990 --> 00:05:17,919
traveling in space with the help of

102
00:05:24,150 --> 00:05:22,000
today's space transportation system

103
00:05:26,469 --> 00:05:24,160
the students at anton cuadina were

104
00:05:28,550 --> 00:05:26,479
having so much fun learning how to do

105
00:05:31,270 --> 00:05:28,560
experiments

106
00:05:33,830 --> 00:05:31,280
learning how to grow things

107
00:05:36,390 --> 00:05:33,840
learning how to measure things

108
00:05:38,550 --> 00:05:36,400
and learning about comets

109
00:05:41,590 --> 00:05:38,560
that they didn't realize they were

110
00:05:46,629 --> 00:05:44,550
claire friedman executive director of

111
00:05:49,110 --> 00:05:46,639
the cleveland metropolitan housing

112
00:05:51,670 --> 00:05:49,120
authority cmaj

113
00:05:54,390 --> 00:05:51,680
shares her thoughts about the program

114
00:05:56,310 --> 00:05:54,400
and what she calls an integrated

115
00:05:58,469 --> 00:05:56,320
approach to teaching

116
00:06:00,790 --> 00:05:58,479
i just think it's fantastic i'm so

117
00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:00,800
pleased to be

118
00:06:06,390 --> 00:06:03,840
involved in this with the parents of our

119
00:06:07,350 --> 00:06:06,400
housing project that that this school

120
00:06:10,390 --> 00:06:07,360
serves

121
00:06:12,550 --> 00:06:10,400
and everyone's very excited about it

122
00:06:15,270 --> 00:06:12,560
the other popular word that's used these

123
00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:15,280
days is holistic

124
00:06:20,550 --> 00:06:18,240
and we do buy into that and and believe

125
00:06:23,990 --> 00:06:20,560
that there should be more of this kind

126
00:06:26,629 --> 00:06:24,000
of effort more of a holistic

127
00:06:27,830 --> 00:06:26,639
delivery of services to our families

128
00:06:30,469 --> 00:06:27,840
and

129
00:06:33,350 --> 00:06:30,479
it's absolutely critical that the

130
00:06:35,909 --> 00:06:33,360
housing authority get more involved in

131
00:06:36,629 --> 00:06:35,919
programs such as this that that opens

132
00:06:42,230 --> 00:06:36,639
the

133
00:06:47,430 --> 00:06:42,240
this

134
00:06:49,430 --> 00:06:47,440
parents attended numerous workshops

135
00:06:52,070 --> 00:06:49,440
throughout the school year

136
00:06:54,550 --> 00:06:52,080
to learn about the space project so they

137
00:06:56,390 --> 00:06:54,560
could share in their child's academic

138
00:06:59,749 --> 00:06:56,400
progress

139
00:07:02,309 --> 00:06:59,759
parents enjoyed an exciting field trip

140
00:07:07,350 --> 00:07:02,319
to nasa lewis research center for

141
00:07:13,670 --> 00:07:10,629
plans were drawn up and purchases made

142
00:07:16,150 --> 00:07:13,680
of materials creatively developed to

143
00:07:19,990 --> 00:07:16,160
make practically everything needed for

144
00:07:25,189 --> 00:07:22,870
with the help of community organizations

145
00:07:27,909 --> 00:07:25,199
and nasa representatives

146
00:07:32,469 --> 00:07:27,919
parents worked hard to construct the

147
00:07:35,110 --> 00:07:32,479
foundation for space station harmony

148
00:07:39,430 --> 00:07:35,120
mel jacobs has been a third grade

149
00:07:41,830 --> 00:07:39,440
teacher at anton cudina for 24 years and

150
00:07:46,070 --> 00:07:41,840
is impressed with the results of the

151
00:07:47,589 --> 00:07:46,080
aerospace project it's hands-on it's not

152
00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:47,599
something they have to read in the book

153
00:07:51,909 --> 00:07:50,080
they have to just work with it and this

154
00:07:54,790 --> 00:07:51,919
way they're able to work with it

155
00:07:56,550 --> 00:07:54,800
as a hands-on experience depending on

156
00:07:59,029 --> 00:07:56,560
the program by this type of program

157
00:08:00,790 --> 00:07:59,039
absolutely if it's a beneficial program

158
00:08:02,309 --> 00:08:00,800
no question about it

159
00:08:04,790 --> 00:08:02,319
sometimes programs have to be looked

160
00:08:06,309 --> 00:08:04,800
into more in depth but this one worked

161
00:08:08,550 --> 00:08:06,319
out perfectly for the students the

162
00:08:13,110 --> 00:08:08,560
teachers and the community with cmha and

163
00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:13,120
nasa and anton godina working together

164
00:08:19,350 --> 00:08:16,240
staff at anton gudina incorporated the

165
00:08:21,990 --> 00:08:19,360
space theme across the curriculum

166
00:08:24,469 --> 00:08:22,000
utilizing science and math concepts

167
00:08:27,350 --> 00:08:24,479
through the aerospace mission

168
00:08:30,390 --> 00:08:27,360
the teachers also involved themselves

169
00:08:32,870 --> 00:08:30,400
with numerous space and technological

170
00:08:35,190 --> 00:08:32,880
experiences and training

171
00:08:37,750 --> 00:08:35,200
to assist them with their classroom

172
00:08:42,149 --> 00:08:39,430
okay

173
00:08:44,870 --> 00:08:42,159
teachers and support staff develop

174
00:08:47,990 --> 00:08:44,880
lesson plans bulletin boards

175
00:08:50,389 --> 00:08:48,000
classroom and hall displays around the

176
00:08:53,670 --> 00:08:50,399
space theme to provide the students with

177
00:08:56,470 --> 00:08:53,680
the space related learning environment

178
00:08:59,430 --> 00:08:56,480
teachers also develop contests for the

179
00:09:02,870 --> 00:08:59,440
students to design a school logo for the

180
00:09:05,509 --> 00:09:02,880
space project and a contest to name the

181
00:09:07,990 --> 00:09:05,519
space station habitat

182
00:09:10,949 --> 00:09:08,000
the time has finally come for the

183
00:09:14,949 --> 00:09:10,959
liftoff of space station harmony

184
00:09:24,790 --> 00:09:14,959
everyone is so excited especially the

185
00:09:29,030 --> 00:09:27,350
and this is going to be a fantastic day

186
00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:29,040
okay mrs coleman do they know where

187
00:09:34,550 --> 00:09:30,880
their positions are

188
00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:34,560
ines powell principal of anton gradina

189
00:09:38,550 --> 00:09:37,120
is the guiding force behind the school's

190
00:09:42,150 --> 00:09:38,560
participation

191
00:09:44,630 --> 00:09:42,160
in the educational empowerment project

192
00:09:47,509 --> 00:09:44,640
her dedication and commitment to

193
00:09:50,870 --> 00:09:47,519
educational excellence has been an

194
00:09:52,310 --> 00:09:50,880
inspiration to everyone who took part in

195
00:09:54,710 --> 00:09:52,320
the program

196
00:09:55,910 --> 00:09:54,720
been a year-long project

197
00:09:57,509 --> 00:09:55,920
they have

198
00:10:00,630 --> 00:09:57,519
been studying space

199
00:10:02,230 --> 00:10:00,640
activities and as they relate in space

200
00:10:03,430 --> 00:10:02,240
and on earth

201
00:10:06,630 --> 00:10:03,440
example

202
00:10:09,190 --> 00:10:06,640
food the importance of a good basic diet

203
00:10:11,590 --> 00:10:09,200
and how does that translate for a diet

204
00:10:12,470 --> 00:10:11,600
for astronauts in space

205
00:10:15,350 --> 00:10:12,480
um

206
00:10:16,710 --> 00:10:15,360
general health physical fitness

207
00:10:18,630 --> 00:10:16,720
and in doing

208
00:10:21,350 --> 00:10:18,640
various studies of the

209
00:10:23,750 --> 00:10:21,360
vehicles that are used in space they've

210
00:10:25,269 --> 00:10:23,760
had monthly

211
00:10:27,509 --> 00:10:25,279
in services

212
00:10:29,269 --> 00:10:27,519
by nasa engineers where we've had

213
00:10:31,670 --> 00:10:29,279
school-wide assemblies and small group

214
00:10:35,190 --> 00:10:31,680
sessions and they've studied such things

215
00:10:37,509 --> 00:10:35,200
advanced things as newton's laws

216
00:10:39,190 --> 00:10:37,519
propulsion etc

217
00:10:41,990 --> 00:10:39,200
it's been incorporated throughout the

218
00:10:43,670 --> 00:10:42,000
curriculum since day one and that means

219
00:10:47,030 --> 00:10:43,680
that we do not only what the district

220
00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:47,040
asks us ask of us but we also

221
00:10:50,470 --> 00:10:49,200
incorporate the space and science theme

222
00:10:52,710 --> 00:10:50,480
in reading

223
00:10:55,910 --> 00:10:52,720
and they have daily journal writing

224
00:10:58,230 --> 00:10:55,920
i think the interest in learning

225
00:11:00,790 --> 00:10:58,240
the fun that they're having

226
00:11:03,430 --> 00:11:00,800
has become is very infectious

227
00:11:05,430 --> 00:11:03,440
they're transmitting that home

228
00:11:06,630 --> 00:11:05,440
and the parents are very excited about

229
00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:06,640
it because the children come home

230
00:11:10,550 --> 00:11:07,680
excited

231
00:11:13,030 --> 00:11:10,560
and as a result an offshoot of that

232
00:11:14,630 --> 00:11:13,040
we're having a high level of parent

233
00:11:15,910 --> 00:11:14,640
participation

234
00:11:17,750 --> 00:11:15,920
which

235
00:11:19,590 --> 00:11:17,760
turns into

236
00:11:22,389 --> 00:11:19,600
a lesson of

237
00:11:23,430 --> 00:11:22,399
support assistance with the parents

238
00:11:25,430 --> 00:11:23,440
assisting

239
00:11:27,430 --> 00:11:25,440
the staff at the school

240
00:11:29,670 --> 00:11:27,440
with our whole purpose the whole reason

241
00:11:31,990 --> 00:11:29,680
this is this is about is so that the

242
00:11:34,790 --> 00:11:32,000
students will be acclimated at a very

243
00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:34,800
young age in the math and sciences

244
00:11:40,310 --> 00:11:37,440
and hopefully continue on as they grow

245
00:11:41,590 --> 00:11:40,320
older and go through their

246
00:11:43,670 --> 00:11:41,600
education

247
00:11:46,310 --> 00:11:43,680
and not have that

248
00:11:48,150 --> 00:11:46,320
dreaded fear of the science and the math

249
00:11:50,389 --> 00:11:48,160
because they have enjoyed it at an early

250
00:11:51,350 --> 00:11:50,399
age and they've developed a sincere

251
00:11:54,550 --> 00:11:51,360
interest

252
00:11:56,870 --> 00:11:54,560
hopefully we may have an astronaut in

253
00:11:58,790 --> 00:11:56,880
the future from anton from this very

254
00:12:01,110 --> 00:11:58,800
project that has generated so much

255
00:12:02,069 --> 00:12:01,120
interest students have taken it

256
00:12:04,630 --> 00:12:02,079
um

257
00:12:07,350 --> 00:12:04,640
so far where they have done experiments

258
00:12:09,110 --> 00:12:07,360
at home on their own

259
00:12:11,030 --> 00:12:09,120
parents have become involved we have in

260
00:12:11,670 --> 00:12:11,040
the corridor that

261
00:12:13,910 --> 00:12:11,680
is

262
00:12:16,470 --> 00:12:13,920
directly proceeds entry into the

263
00:12:18,470 --> 00:12:16,480
decontamination chamber where students

264
00:12:20,949 --> 00:12:18,480
and families together

265
00:12:23,030 --> 00:12:20,959
have built space stations

266
00:12:25,430 --> 00:12:23,040
they have done all types of journal

267
00:12:26,870 --> 00:12:25,440
writing on it and you know the more you

268
00:12:28,310 --> 00:12:26,880
write the more you read the more you

269
00:12:29,829 --> 00:12:28,320
learn the better your handwriting the

270
00:12:32,470 --> 00:12:29,839
better your spelling the better your

271
00:12:34,389 --> 00:12:32,480
creative thinking

272
00:12:36,470 --> 00:12:34,399
it's all it's it's

273
00:12:38,790 --> 00:12:36,480
just enhanced everything across the

274
00:12:40,710 --> 00:12:38,800
curriculum and and just recently in the

275
00:12:42,069 --> 00:12:40,720
last few days we you may have heard a

276
00:12:44,150 --> 00:12:42,079
loud noise we

277
00:12:46,550 --> 00:12:44,160
saw our test results this year and we

278
00:12:47,750 --> 00:12:46,560
were ecstatic and we have to attribute

279
00:12:49,990 --> 00:12:47,760
much of

280
00:12:50,949 --> 00:12:50,000
what we've done this year to that we

281
00:12:52,870 --> 00:12:50,959
have been

282
00:12:54,150 --> 00:12:52,880
watching our test scores for the fourth

283
00:12:56,150 --> 00:12:54,160
four years

284
00:12:57,910 --> 00:12:56,160
and this being

285
00:12:59,509 --> 00:12:57,920
the next year we watched them for four

286
00:13:01,350 --> 00:12:59,519
years there has been

287
00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:01,360
increase each year

288
00:13:04,790 --> 00:13:03,040
and there have been a few decreases

289
00:13:06,870 --> 00:13:04,800
because we're in the middle of

290
00:13:09,030 --> 00:13:06,880
implementing a new magnet school program

291
00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:09,040
non-graded primary achievement

292
00:13:12,949 --> 00:13:11,200
and we're also using

293
00:13:14,949 --> 00:13:12,959
schoolwide service so we're in the

294
00:13:16,389 --> 00:13:14,959
process of implementing two major

295
00:13:18,069 --> 00:13:16,399
programs

296
00:13:20,710 --> 00:13:18,079
and we were watching very carefully

297
00:13:22,870 --> 00:13:20,720
carefully to see how all of the effects

298
00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:22,880
of those programs the benefits of those

299
00:13:27,990 --> 00:13:25,440
programs were affecting test scores we

300
00:13:31,190 --> 00:13:28,000
saw increases but this year

301
00:13:33,190 --> 00:13:31,200
we saw significant increases and the

302
00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:33,200
staff let out cheers like you wouldn't

303
00:13:36,550 --> 00:13:35,200
believe and it made them feel great

304
00:13:39,030 --> 00:13:36,560
because they knew

305
00:13:40,949 --> 00:13:39,040
that all the efforts and the

306
00:13:43,509 --> 00:13:40,959
enjoyment that has been generated this

307
00:13:46,069 --> 00:13:43,519
year with this project

308
00:13:49,110 --> 00:13:46,079
has taken on such

309
00:13:50,470 --> 00:13:49,120
excitement for everyone that it

310
00:13:51,990 --> 00:13:50,480
actually

311
00:13:54,230 --> 00:13:52,000
was working and other things were

312
00:13:55,990 --> 00:13:54,240
happening the fun of learning

313
00:13:56,790 --> 00:13:56,000
translated into

314
00:13:57,990 --> 00:13:56,800
real

315
00:13:59,829 --> 00:13:58,000
hardcore

316
00:14:00,710 --> 00:13:59,839
education we have

317
00:14:02,389 --> 00:14:00,720
shown

318
00:14:03,829 --> 00:14:02,399
increases

319
00:14:06,550 --> 00:14:03,839
where we have

320
00:14:07,990 --> 00:14:06,560
met or surpassed the cluster and we are

321
00:14:10,310 --> 00:14:08,000
in cleveland were

322
00:14:11,110 --> 00:14:10,320
divided into six clusters

323
00:14:12,710 --> 00:14:11,120
of

324
00:14:15,269 --> 00:14:12,720
schools six

325
00:14:17,590 --> 00:14:15,279
areas and we have surpassed

326
00:14:19,110 --> 00:14:17,600
the other schools in our cluster in math

327
00:14:21,509 --> 00:14:19,120
and reading

328
00:14:24,790 --> 00:14:21,519
vocabulary and comprehension

329
00:14:28,230 --> 00:14:24,800
we have met or surpassed the district's

330
00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:28,240
achievement yes in in areas of reading

331
00:14:32,310 --> 00:14:30,480
and math with our three grade levels so

332
00:14:33,189 --> 00:14:32,320
you're leading the way we're leading the

333
00:14:35,350 --> 00:14:33,199
way

334
00:14:37,590 --> 00:14:35,360
what we thought was a minor project has

335
00:14:39,910 --> 00:14:37,600
turned into something very major but in

336
00:14:41,990 --> 00:14:39,920
becoming very major

337
00:14:44,949 --> 00:14:42,000
a lot of excitement has been generated

338
00:14:46,629 --> 00:14:44,959
and we the benefits are many we've

339
00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:46,639
seen a

340
00:14:51,990 --> 00:14:50,560
very a tripling of parent participation

341
00:14:53,110 --> 00:14:52,000
tripling

342
00:14:55,670 --> 00:14:53,120
where

343
00:14:57,750 --> 00:14:55,680
before the project began we had some

344
00:15:00,389 --> 00:14:57,760
parent participation it has

345
00:15:03,430 --> 00:15:00,399
at least tripled

346
00:15:05,670 --> 00:15:03,440
we have had an increase of staff support

347
00:15:07,509 --> 00:15:05,680
as far as staying after school

348
00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:07,519
we worked on weekends

349
00:15:13,350 --> 00:15:10,720
we've worked after school we've worked

350
00:15:16,470 --> 00:15:13,360
late evenings i understand staff who

351
00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,829
we have had

352
00:15:23,430 --> 00:15:21,670
our organizations that are adopted

353
00:15:25,670 --> 00:15:23,440
school partners

354
00:15:28,389 --> 00:15:25,680
have come in they've pitched in so we've

355
00:15:30,790 --> 00:15:28,399
gotten all type of community support for

356
00:15:34,150 --> 00:15:30,800
this project that has

357
00:15:36,150 --> 00:15:34,160
our volunteer records are soaring

358
00:15:38,150 --> 00:15:36,160
the staff i would say the benefits for

359
00:15:39,990 --> 00:15:38,160
them in addition to myself i'm not

360
00:15:41,430 --> 00:15:40,000
excluding myself we have learned so much

361
00:15:43,269 --> 00:15:41,440
about space things that we didn't even

362
00:15:46,550 --> 00:15:43,279
know about before

363
00:15:49,350 --> 00:15:46,560
and it is also served as a vehicle to

364
00:15:52,870 --> 00:15:49,360
bring cohesion to the staff

365
00:15:56,069 --> 00:15:52,880
every student at anton has experienced

366
00:15:57,670 --> 00:15:56,079
many joys and wonders of excitement from

367
00:16:00,310 --> 00:15:57,680
this program

368
00:16:03,030 --> 00:16:00,320
an excitement that can be instilled in

369
00:16:05,509 --> 00:16:03,040
every child's learning experience with

370
00:16:08,470 --> 00:16:05,519
the help of hands-on aerospace

371
00:16:11,189 --> 00:16:08,480
activities developed by nasa

372
00:16:14,389 --> 00:16:11,199
to enhance science and math teaching in

373
00:16:15,910 --> 00:16:14,399
a way that makes learning easy

374
00:16:17,350 --> 00:16:15,920
enjoyable

375
00:16:18,790 --> 00:16:17,360
interesting

376
00:16:20,629 --> 00:16:18,800
compelling

377
00:16:24,069 --> 00:16:20,639
and fun

378
00:16:26,629 --> 00:16:24,079
the educational empowerment project is

379
00:16:30,389 --> 00:16:26,639
indeed an experience that children at

380
00:16:33,670 --> 00:16:30,399
anton will never forget

381
00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:33,680
my name's david fletcher david fletcher

382
00:16:42,150 --> 00:16:37,440
and what grade are you in kindergarten

383
00:16:48,069 --> 00:16:45,430
i learned how to do our homework

384
00:16:49,749 --> 00:16:48,079
in our math

385
00:16:53,509 --> 00:16:49,759
and we and we gonna

386
00:16:56,069 --> 00:16:53,519
play nicely and talk nicely

387
00:16:57,509 --> 00:16:56,079
and speak up nicely

388
00:16:58,550 --> 00:16:57,519
speak up nicely

389
00:17:03,189 --> 00:16:58,560
did you

390
00:17:08,069 --> 00:17:06,309
i want to be a bus driver all right now

391
00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:08,079
i wanted to ask you do you know the

392
00:17:12,230 --> 00:17:10,400
planets yet

393
00:17:15,669 --> 00:17:12,240
how about telling me what the planets

394
00:17:22,470 --> 00:17:15,679
are that you know sun mercury

395
00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,309
what's your favorite planet

396
00:17:28,630 --> 00:17:27,429
pluto

397
00:17:33,590 --> 00:17:28,640
how come

398
00:17:36,070 --> 00:17:33,600
because it's nice in there and cold

399
00:17:39,510 --> 00:17:36,080
and you don't like hot weather

400
00:17:40,789 --> 00:17:39,520
i really like hot water i learned how to

401
00:17:43,110 --> 00:17:40,799
like um

402
00:17:45,430 --> 00:17:43,120
grow some plants

403
00:17:47,909 --> 00:17:45,440
and what would happen to things if you

404
00:17:49,990 --> 00:17:47,919
like put them in something

405
00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:50,000
like if you would put germs in a little

406
00:17:57,750 --> 00:17:55,590
they would start growing

407
00:18:00,150 --> 00:17:57,760
because in my class they're starting

408
00:18:02,070 --> 00:18:00,160
growing germs

409
00:18:04,390 --> 00:18:02,080
and they hit them in these little cases

410
00:18:05,590 --> 00:18:04,400
and the next day they had water on the

411
00:18:08,549 --> 00:18:05,600
top of them

412
00:18:11,830 --> 00:18:08,559
parents of the children at anton gradina

413
00:18:13,669 --> 00:18:11,840
were active participants in the program

414
00:18:16,230 --> 00:18:13,679
they are thrilled with the effects of

415
00:18:19,430 --> 00:18:16,240
the program which promises their

416
00:18:22,710 --> 00:18:19,440
children enthusiasm for learning

417
00:18:25,029 --> 00:18:22,720
they are also delightfully pleased to

418
00:18:27,510 --> 00:18:25,039
have been given the opportunity to share

419
00:18:29,590 --> 00:18:27,520
their child's learning experience

420
00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:29,600
by working together for such a

421
00:18:33,110 --> 00:18:31,520
meaningful effort

422
00:18:35,270 --> 00:18:33,120
kim chandler

423
00:18:37,590 --> 00:18:35,280
and you have a kid in the school yeah i

424
00:18:39,270 --> 00:18:37,600
have a preschooler

425
00:18:41,110 --> 00:18:39,280
chad chandler

426
00:18:43,750 --> 00:18:41,120
and the preschoolers

427
00:18:45,830 --> 00:18:43,760
they made little astronauts

428
00:18:47,270 --> 00:18:45,840
out of paper life size

429
00:18:48,549 --> 00:18:47,280
and they have their name on it they drew

430
00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:48,559
the faces

431
00:18:52,070 --> 00:18:50,320
and they have them outside the classroom

432
00:18:53,990 --> 00:18:52,080
door for so many months until the other

433
00:18:56,310 --> 00:18:54,000
students get their space

434
00:18:57,669 --> 00:18:56,320
space outfits and they make those and

435
00:18:59,750 --> 00:18:57,679
they put them on the side so she brought

436
00:19:01,669 --> 00:18:59,760
hers home and he's hanging on the door

437
00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:01,679
and it's so nice and they teach them

438
00:19:05,909 --> 00:19:04,320
about the planets and you know told them

439
00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:05,919
about the uh

440
00:19:11,110 --> 00:19:08,640
moon and the stars and i saw at night

441
00:19:13,190 --> 00:19:11,120
time she looks up well so my teacher

442
00:19:15,590 --> 00:19:13,200
told me that this and is that the big

443
00:19:19,270 --> 00:19:15,600
dipper you know and it's good to see

444
00:19:20,310 --> 00:19:19,280
them with their minds on something so

445
00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:20,320
uh

446
00:19:24,150 --> 00:19:22,080
should i say children are interested in

447
00:19:26,230 --> 00:19:24,160
science that much at four and five years

448
00:19:28,549 --> 00:19:26,240
old but when it's introduced to them at

449
00:19:31,029 --> 00:19:28,559
such young ages in preschool and whatnot

450
00:19:33,110 --> 00:19:31,039
they have a chance to have the interest

451
00:19:35,029 --> 00:19:33,120
of science and space and things so when

452
00:19:36,630 --> 00:19:35,039
they get older they won't be so

453
00:19:38,070 --> 00:19:36,640
immune to these things when they get in

454
00:19:39,830 --> 00:19:38,080
fourth and third grade when they have

455
00:19:42,070 --> 00:19:39,840
science they say well i learned this in

456
00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:42,080
preschool my teacher told me this and i

457
00:19:45,029 --> 00:19:43,760
heard of this so they won't have to just

458
00:19:46,549 --> 00:19:45,039
hear from their parents all the time

459
00:19:48,630 --> 00:19:46,559
they can come to school and get it are

460
00:19:49,669 --> 00:19:48,640
you learning anything

461
00:19:51,430 --> 00:19:49,679
well yeah

462
00:19:53,270 --> 00:19:51,440
yeah i've learned quite a bit i learned

463
00:19:55,669 --> 00:19:53,280
that jupiter was the biggest planet and

464
00:19:57,190 --> 00:19:55,679
you know in space and i didn't know that

465
00:19:58,630 --> 00:19:57,200
so it's a lot of things i'm

466
00:20:00,230 --> 00:19:58,640
understanding that i didn't understand

467
00:20:02,310 --> 00:20:00,240
because when i was young i wasn't

468
00:20:04,789 --> 00:20:02,320
interested in science and the moons and

469
00:20:06,789 --> 00:20:04,799
the stars and whatnot so i think it's

470
00:20:09,029 --> 00:20:06,799
real good i think this is really good we

471
00:20:11,990 --> 00:20:09,039
were going over the

472
00:20:14,390 --> 00:20:12,000
he's over with the signs the astrology

473
00:20:17,590 --> 00:20:14,400
and

474
00:20:18,710 --> 00:20:17,600
i wasn't familiar with all the stars

475
00:20:21,270 --> 00:20:18,720
that

476
00:20:24,070 --> 00:20:21,280
were supposedly in disguise

477
00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:24,080
and he was showing me some of the things

478
00:20:26,070 --> 00:20:25,120
that

479
00:20:27,590 --> 00:20:26,080
kind of

480
00:20:29,510 --> 00:20:27,600
it was pretty interesting

481
00:20:32,149 --> 00:20:29,520
this has been very interesting uh

482
00:20:35,750 --> 00:20:32,159
morning for me you know

483
00:20:38,310 --> 00:20:35,760
it's re-stimulated me because uh my my

484
00:20:39,669 --> 00:20:38,320
grandson and myself have a globe at home

485
00:20:42,070 --> 00:20:39,679
that we go over

486
00:20:44,149 --> 00:20:42,080
and i see that he's learned more than i

487
00:20:46,230 --> 00:20:44,159
gave him credit for when he answered

488
00:20:48,070 --> 00:20:46,240
your questions

489
00:20:49,750 --> 00:20:48,080
and uh

490
00:20:52,070 --> 00:20:49,760
my son uh

491
00:20:53,110 --> 00:20:52,080
studied at home uh with uh his mother

492
00:20:55,830 --> 00:20:53,120
and i

493
00:20:59,430 --> 00:20:55,840
uh uh the planets and so forth he

494
00:21:01,590 --> 00:20:59,440
probably doesn't remember that but uh

495
00:21:03,430 --> 00:21:01,600
i've never seen a school

496
00:21:04,549 --> 00:21:03,440
participate in the manner that this one

497
00:21:05,830 --> 00:21:04,559
has

498
00:21:08,710 --> 00:21:05,840
the

499
00:21:10,390 --> 00:21:08,720
project from nasa has really stimulated

500
00:21:13,510 --> 00:21:10,400
the community

501
00:21:16,789 --> 00:21:13,520
leonard cobbs is a nasa pilot

502
00:21:18,149 --> 00:21:16,799
but devotes much of his time assisting

503
00:21:19,270 --> 00:21:18,159
coordinating

504
00:21:21,990 --> 00:21:19,280
and or

505
00:21:25,029 --> 00:21:22,000
conducting educational programs and

506
00:21:26,470 --> 00:21:25,039
learning activities for lewis research

507
00:21:29,270 --> 00:21:26,480
center

508
00:21:31,510 --> 00:21:29,280
he is impressed with the magnitude of

509
00:21:32,710 --> 00:21:31,520
student interest in technological

510
00:21:35,590 --> 00:21:32,720
subjects

511
00:21:38,789 --> 00:21:35,600
and with the continuous cooperation and

512
00:21:41,270 --> 00:21:38,799
support shown by parents

513
00:21:42,830 --> 00:21:41,280
they ask very technical questions

514
00:21:45,990 --> 00:21:42,840
because they're interested they want to

515
00:21:48,470 --> 00:21:46,000
know and the challenge to me is to try

516
00:21:50,630 --> 00:21:48,480
to distill the science down to the same

517
00:21:51,830 --> 00:21:50,640
first grade level kindergarten level and

518
00:21:52,950 --> 00:21:51,840
still keep it

519
00:21:54,710 --> 00:21:52,960
accurate

520
00:21:57,909 --> 00:21:54,720
they want to know like how airplanes

521
00:21:59,990 --> 00:21:57,919
turn or questions evolving lyft then

522
00:22:01,590 --> 00:22:00,000
something that you just can't

523
00:22:02,950 --> 00:22:01,600
paraphrase you just have to just try to

524
00:22:04,950 --> 00:22:02,960
distill it down

525
00:22:06,789 --> 00:22:04,960
so that's that's the challenge to me

526
00:22:09,590 --> 00:22:06,799
what made work was just a combination of

527
00:22:10,789 --> 00:22:09,600
everybody coming together kids were easy

528
00:22:12,789 --> 00:22:10,799
because they're young and they're

529
00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:12,799
curious but we had to overcome the

530
00:22:16,630 --> 00:22:15,039
initial resistance of the parents like

531
00:22:18,870 --> 00:22:16,640
they were suspicious is this going to

532
00:22:20,870 --> 00:22:18,880
work well adults tend to be suspicious

533
00:22:24,230 --> 00:22:20,880
of something new then we had to commit

534
00:22:25,669 --> 00:22:24,240
convince the school board and cmha and a

535
00:22:27,110 --> 00:22:25,679
lot of other people that this really

536
00:22:29,270 --> 00:22:27,120
would work

537
00:22:31,590 --> 00:22:29,280
this is now the second year

538
00:22:33,830 --> 00:22:31,600
and as we see here it's starting to

539
00:22:35,750 --> 00:22:33,840
snowball and we know we don't have the

540
00:22:36,549 --> 00:22:35,760
problem now convincing people this will

541
00:22:38,630 --> 00:22:36,559
work

542
00:22:40,870 --> 00:22:38,640
we brought them out to nasa

543
00:22:42,230 --> 00:22:40,880
because this is uh we don't just work

544
00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:42,240
the children the parents have to be

545
00:22:45,830 --> 00:22:44,240
involved so when the children came out

546
00:22:47,990 --> 00:22:45,840
to nasa for a tour the parents had to

547
00:22:50,149 --> 00:22:48,000
come along and they got the tour they

548
00:22:52,070 --> 00:22:50,159
got to ask questions and

549
00:22:54,310 --> 00:22:52,080
we're not trying to teach the parents

550
00:22:56,549 --> 00:22:54,320
per se but we want them to know enough

551
00:22:58,070 --> 00:22:56,559
about what's going on so if they get a

552
00:23:00,470 --> 00:22:58,080
follow-on question when they go home

553
00:23:03,350 --> 00:23:00,480
that they can reinforce what we're doing

554
00:23:07,590 --> 00:23:03,360
john hairston is the director of

555
00:23:11,029 --> 00:23:07,600
external programs at nasa lewis he has

556
00:23:14,549 --> 00:23:11,039
played a major role in ensuring support

557
00:23:16,870 --> 00:23:14,559
of the educational empowerment effort

558
00:23:19,110 --> 00:23:16,880
most important aspect of the program is

559
00:23:20,870 --> 00:23:19,120
the partnership that has been developed

560
00:23:22,870 --> 00:23:20,880
between cmha

561
00:23:24,950 --> 00:23:22,880
between the cleveland public schools

562
00:23:26,870 --> 00:23:24,960
anti-gradina

563
00:23:28,630 --> 00:23:26,880
in particular and most of all the

564
00:23:30,870 --> 00:23:28,640
partnership that nasa lewis research

565
00:23:33,190 --> 00:23:30,880
center has with these two entities

566
00:23:35,270 --> 00:23:33,200
it goes to show that when we begin to

567
00:23:37,909 --> 00:23:35,280
focus and work together

568
00:23:39,669 --> 00:23:37,919
and and let that focus be on children

569
00:23:41,909 --> 00:23:39,679
that we can succeed

570
00:23:44,230 --> 00:23:41,919
i will say to you that we have a

571
00:23:45,990 --> 00:23:44,240
commitment at nasa lewis research center

572
00:23:47,270 --> 00:23:46,000
we will be following these children to

573
00:23:49,270 --> 00:23:47,280
the next level

574
00:23:52,070 --> 00:23:49,280
and hopefully down the road we will be

575
00:23:54,390 --> 00:23:52,080
able to provide a national model just by

576
00:23:57,029 --> 00:23:54,400
using the anti-grandina model

577
00:23:59,990 --> 00:23:57,039
to service children and acquaint them

578
00:24:01,830 --> 00:24:00,000
with the sciences the the sciences

579
00:24:03,270 --> 00:24:01,840
and some of the other technical kinds of

580
00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:03,280
skills that we want them to have

581
00:24:08,549 --> 00:24:06,960
director of nasa lewis research center

582
00:24:10,870 --> 00:24:08,559
larry ross

583
00:24:14,070 --> 00:24:10,880
took time out of his busy schedule to

584
00:24:16,390 --> 00:24:14,080
visit anton gradina on launch day

585
00:24:18,710 --> 00:24:16,400
he had been briefed on the project and

586
00:24:20,870 --> 00:24:18,720
was given numerous details

587
00:24:22,149 --> 00:24:20,880
about the outstanding results of the

588
00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:22,159
program

589
00:24:29,590 --> 00:24:25,760
however mr ross's visit turned out to be

590
00:24:32,149 --> 00:24:29,600
one of amazement as he was overcome by

591
00:24:33,269 --> 00:24:32,159
the glowing results from space station

592
00:24:34,710 --> 00:24:33,279
harmony

593
00:24:36,149 --> 00:24:34,720
after having just

594
00:24:37,350 --> 00:24:36,159
walked through the

595
00:24:38,870 --> 00:24:37,360
culmination

596
00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:38,880
of a whole school year's worth of

597
00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:42,240
activity where people from nasa

598
00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:44,159
both the federal workforce and our

599
00:24:49,430 --> 00:24:46,720
contractor workforce and the wonderful

600
00:24:52,230 --> 00:24:49,440
beautiful vibrant young people here at

601
00:24:54,230 --> 00:24:52,240
antonina gardena school

602
00:24:57,029 --> 00:24:54,240
have been learning and playing and

603
00:24:59,430 --> 00:24:57,039
having a grand time for all this period

604
00:25:02,149 --> 00:24:59,440
of the school and today is the end of of

605
00:25:04,390 --> 00:25:02,159
that activity uh just shows

606
00:25:06,149 --> 00:25:04,400
uh it's almost indescribable to get the

607
00:25:07,909 --> 00:25:06,159
spirit into words the spirit i just saw

608
00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:07,919
on on the part of the teachers and the

609
00:25:12,070 --> 00:25:10,480
young people into words but it shows

610
00:25:14,070 --> 00:25:12,080
still the impact

611
00:25:16,310 --> 00:25:14,080
of our program and the impact of our

612
00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:16,320
people can have on kids

613
00:25:20,950 --> 00:25:18,720
uh making the learning experience be

614
00:25:22,950 --> 00:25:20,960
the kind of fun event

615
00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:22,960
the interesting space these kids have

616
00:25:26,230 --> 00:25:24,320
allows it to be

617
00:25:27,830 --> 00:25:26,240
and it's just been a wonderful day and a

618
00:25:30,230 --> 00:25:27,840
wonderful experience and

619
00:25:31,430 --> 00:25:30,240
i think we can share some lessons we've

620
00:25:33,669 --> 00:25:31,440
learned and

621
00:25:35,350 --> 00:25:33,679
we have learned a lot over the past

622
00:25:36,950 --> 00:25:35,360
period of time with these young people

623
00:25:38,950 --> 00:25:36,960
but it's been just great and i thank

624
00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:38,960
everybody who took part in it

625
00:25:45,029 --> 00:25:41,760
sandy walters is an educational

626
00:25:47,669 --> 00:25:45,039
specialist for the office of educational

627
00:25:50,630 --> 00:25:47,679
programs at nasa lewis

628
00:25:53,430 --> 00:25:50,640
she serves as the program manager for

629
00:25:56,390 --> 00:25:53,440
the anton project

630
00:25:59,269 --> 00:25:56,400
she oversaw the design of the modules

631
00:26:01,430 --> 00:25:59,279
for space station harmony and work to

632
00:26:04,870 --> 00:26:01,440
ensure that all aspects of the

633
00:26:07,029 --> 00:26:04,880
empowerment project function smoothly

634
00:26:09,990 --> 00:26:07,039
in addition miss walters was

635
00:26:12,549 --> 00:26:10,000
instrumental in providing nasa's

636
00:26:15,190 --> 00:26:12,559
educational resources

637
00:26:18,549 --> 00:26:15,200
aerospace activities

638
00:26:21,830 --> 00:26:18,559
and technical assistance needed from

639
00:26:31,430 --> 00:26:21,840
nasa's staff to make the program a

640
00:26:36,230 --> 00:26:34,070
i have thoroughly enjoyed working with

641
00:26:39,430 --> 00:26:36,240
the partners in this educational

642
00:26:40,630 --> 00:26:39,440
endeavor and especially with anton

643
00:26:42,390 --> 00:26:40,640
gradina

644
00:26:44,310 --> 00:26:42,400
throughout my career

645
00:26:48,149 --> 00:26:44,320
while working with students

646
00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:48,159
i have never experienced such enthusiasm

647
00:26:55,190 --> 00:26:51,120
for learning as i have with the children

648
00:26:58,310 --> 00:26:55,200
of anton and i am intensely moved by the

649
00:27:00,950 --> 00:26:58,320
cooperation and support received from

650
00:27:03,830 --> 00:27:00,960
the parents and the staff

651
00:27:06,470 --> 00:27:03,840
the positive results from this program

652
00:27:09,510 --> 00:27:06,480
have stimulated all of us

653
00:27:12,070 --> 00:27:09,520
with excitement and encouragement to

654
00:27:15,190 --> 00:27:12,080
reach the next level

655
00:27:18,549 --> 00:27:15,200
this project is just the beginning as we

656
00:27:21,430 --> 00:27:18,559
look to move this program forward

657
00:27:24,390 --> 00:27:21,440
the experience the children have had

658
00:27:25,590 --> 00:27:24,400
and working with hands-on aerospace

659
00:27:28,630 --> 00:27:25,600
activities

660
00:27:31,909 --> 00:27:28,640
has helped to prove that school-aged

661
00:27:35,590 --> 00:27:31,919
children can achieve an interest in

662
00:27:37,269 --> 00:27:35,600
science and math and thereby exhale to

663
00:27:40,630 --> 00:27:37,279
new heights