If you've ever spent time with small children, you know they're energy and enthusiasm for the smallest and strangest things can be contagious. You could have been forgiven for becoming engrossed with the kids this morning at the Great Kids Child Development Center (part of Sligo Adventist School) had an opportunity to speak directly to NASA. 

Great Kids continues to grow its reputation as one of the premier early childhood centers in our area. They are excited about the opportunity to enhance the learning in their students. As a part of a new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program, they will be launching a new curriculum that will have the four year olds studying science , technology, engineering and math in two week segments. They'll also cover "Our Five Senses," and one week of robotics (including coding) for preschoolers. 

Great Kids was specifically chosen by NASA as part of this STEM emphasis to take part in a special day, where along with schools from around the country, they had a chance to take part in a video call with representatives from NASA and ask probing questions. Each of the children donned their white NASA lab coats and sat patiently waiting to hear from professionals who know what it's like to tackle the frontier of space. "This is a program that we were chosen for. No one else in this area has this" said Director Jenice Broomfield

T he kids got a chance to watch an air powered rocket and a special drone demonstration after their conversation with NASA. It becomes clear that this approach to Pre-school Education isn't average or normal, but extraordinary. We can be proud of the efforts being made to educate our children at the youngest ages, knowing that as they grow we will continue to aim for greater and loftier goals, the highest of which will always be a knowledge of Jesus Christ.