MERIDIAN —
A ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Starbase Atlantis at NAS Meridian takes place today at 11:30 a.m.
Starbase Atlantis Meridian opened its doors on Oct. 23, 2002 and has served more than 6,000 fifth grade students in the public school systems of Lauderdale County and Meridian. The Meridian site also serves local private and parochial schools at times when the public schools are not able to attend.
The program is designed to serve youth by providing training opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The curriculum highlights 60 percent of both state math and science objectives.
Starbase Atlantis Meridian is one of 76 Department of Defense programs located on National Guard, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force bases worldwide. Meridian's program is one of 15 programs operated by the U.S. Navy. NAS Meridian is also the host military facility for the Starbase Atlantis Program on the Choctaw Indian Reservation — one of only four Native American Outreach Programs in the U.S.
Local 5th grade students attend classes on the base or at the Choctaw school for five days. Summer programs are also offered for students, with priority seating for dependents of military personnel.
Students build and launch model rockets, "fly" airplanes on flight simulator programs, conduct science experiments, use CAD to design a lab module for the space station and work in teams to save "Eggbert."
Students watch their models come alive in the 3-D printer. STEM careers are explored as Navy and civilian volunteers assist instructors and act as positive role models for the students.
STARBASE Atlantis was first established at Naval Air Station Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field in the fall of 1994. Over 107,500 students and teachers have attended the Starbase Atlantis program nationwide.
Local News
October 23, 2012
Starbase Atlantis marks 10th year at NAS Meridian
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