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Honeywell will be sponsoring 292 high school students to attend its annual Leadership Challenge Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy is a series of two one-week-long space camps run for children of the company’s employees. As shown in the video below, the program is designed to “encourage students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers” by setting real-world, hands-on challenges in areas such as coding, computer sciences and astronautics.
“Engaging students in science and engineering is now as fundamentally important as learning to read and write,” said USSRC CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart, CEO. “By investing in these young students, Honeywell is helping to prepare them to become the global STEM-literate citizens who will change our world.”
Program activities include building, coding and testing rockets, simulated astronaut training, shuttle missions, and a moonwalk. The sponsored students, who are between the ages of 16 and 18, come from 41 countries and 27 U.S. states and territories. According to Honeywell, the students were selected based on academic achievement and community involvement. Honeywell sponsorship will cover the cost of tuition, meals, accommodations and program materials.
