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NASA Smart Skies

Renewing the spark of curiosity in math and science for students is a top priority for Silicon Valley Education Foundation and NASA.

In an effort to keep that flame of curiosity burning brightly, SVEF, NASA Ames Research Center, and the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley (HFSV) are teaming up. This collaboration targets students in underprivileged areas throughout the Bay Area to increase their interest and capabilities in science and math by using the NASA curriculum, “Smart Skies.”

On June 1st we kicked off our partnership by taking twenty seventh grade students from the ACE Charter School in San Jose to NASA Ames to learn about air traffic control. They each had the opportunity to work with the "Smart Skies" software and interact with air traffic controllers. Ron Gonzales, who is the former mayor of San Jose and CEO of HFSV, Muhammed Chaudhry president and CEO of SVEF, and NASA's Ames Deputy Center Director Lewis S. G. Braxton III offered their comments on the collaboration.

For more information read the press release or contact Rigo Magaña at (408) 790-9591 or rigo@svefoundation.org