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Goddard View Feature (June 2015). Walk around the NASA Goddard Child Development Center and you’ll see young caretakers of the environment at work. Students turn off the lights when they’re not in use. They routinely place recyclable
items into appropriate bins. During the spring, each classroom plants and tends to its own garden. Over the past two years, GCDC has engaged in a continuous effort to integrate environmental education and management practices into its curriculum. In addition to posting numerous signs that promote conservation, the school teaches students how to make art out of reusable products and takes them on walking field trips to learn about environmentally responsible transportation. Continue Reading
National Wildlife Magazine (March 2015). JUST OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C., in Greenbelt, Maryland, lies the sprawling mega-complex of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. While its 10,000 employees have their eyes firmly fixed on flights to the stars, some of their kids are studying a more down-to-earth kind of flight—that of the monarch butterfly. Continue Reading.
Goddard View Feature (February 2014). On January 27, the Goddard Child Development Center was abuzz with science. The annual parent and child science fair was an opportunity for the students to le
arn about the scientific process in fun and hands-on way. The 2014 GCDC science fair, “Using the Scientific Method,” featured more than 20 science exhibits crafted by more than 30 students in Shooting Stars through Kindergarten, who put their heads together to create unique projects for the fair. Continue Reading
NASA GCDC Kindergarten Students Star in a Television Show: During the 2013-2014 school year, our kindergarten students were filmed by Maryland Public Television for the TV series, Space Racers. Stations around the country have begun airing it at different times. Continue Reading.
Life At Goddard Feature (December 2013). On November 15, the Godard Child Development Center’s kindergartener students, along with the Code 250 Environmental Division, worked together to participate in “I Want to Be Recycled.” The groups joined thousands of local\ organizers holding recycling events across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (June 25, 2013). Every parent is convinced that their child will be the next Pablo Picasso. The parents of the children at the Goddard Child Development Center might just be right. "Appreciation of the arts is a part of our everyday curriculum at GCDC. Our students often try to reflect some of the different styles of artists they have studied when they make their own paintings. They are very talented," says Syretha Storey, GCDC director. A colorful collection of paintings by the GCDC children is on exhibit in the Building 21 cafeteria until around September. Continue Reading
Ready, Set, Let's Move! (Jun 2013). The Maryland State Department of Education has recognized the Goddard Child Development Center for offering early childhood programs that promote healthy living through its Health and Wellness Recognition. Thanks to several of its programs and activities focused on healthy eating and physical activity, the center is able to help build a foundation the children can use to live healthy lives, a criteria used in granting a center this recognition. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (May 3, 2013). At the Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), every week is the week of the young child. But throughout the week of April 10-16, teachers added a few enrichment projects. The children and teachers at GCDC were celebrating The Week of the Young Child (WOYC). Continue Reading
Goddard View Feature (October 2012). Children from the Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC) participated in an event on Sept. 13 that would make many adults jealous: they chatted live with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Continue Reading
NASA GCDC featured on Prince George's Community Television. See Video
NASA GCDC makes contact with astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This is made possible through Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), a cooperative venture among NASA and other international space agencies that coordinates scheduled, radio contacts with students and astronauts aboard the station. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (Aug 2012). When speaking to the parents, faculty, and board of NASA Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), the continuing theme is that great education matters. Since GCDC opened its doors to the Goddard Community in June 1973, GCDC has been committed to the purpose of combining quality childcare with excellence in early childhood education. Continue Reading
Goddard View Feature (June 2012). Crafting a stimulating and unique learning environment for students is one of the goals of the staff at Goddard’s Child Development Center (GCDC). During the week of April 22, Sam I Am, Ookpik the Snowy Owl, and Goddard senior managementgot involved to help GCDC mark the 41st annual Week of the Young Child. Continue Reading
items into appropriate bins. During the spring, each classroom plants and tends to its own garden. Over the past two years, GCDC has engaged in a continuous effort to integrate environmental education and management practices into its curriculum. In addition to posting numerous signs that promote conservation, the school teaches students how to make art out of reusable products and takes them on walking field trips to learn about environmentally responsible transportation. Continue Reading
National Wildlife Magazine (March 2015). JUST OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, D.C., in Greenbelt, Maryland, lies the sprawling mega-complex of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. While its 10,000 employees have their eyes firmly fixed on flights to the stars, some of their kids are studying a more down-to-earth kind of flight—that of the monarch butterfly. Continue Reading.
Goddard View Feature (February 2014). On January 27, the Goddard Child Development Center was abuzz with science. The annual parent and child science fair was an opportunity for the students to le
arn about the scientific process in fun and hands-on way. The 2014 GCDC science fair, “Using the Scientific Method,” featured more than 20 science exhibits crafted by more than 30 students in Shooting Stars through Kindergarten, who put their heads together to create unique projects for the fair. Continue Reading
NASA GCDC Kindergarten Students Star in a Television Show: During the 2013-2014 school year, our kindergarten students were filmed by Maryland Public Television for the TV series, Space Racers. Stations around the country have begun airing it at different times. Continue Reading.
Life At Goddard Feature (December 2013). On November 15, the Godard Child Development Center’s kindergartener students, along with the Code 250 Environmental Division, worked together to participate in “I Want to Be Recycled.” The groups joined thousands of local\ organizers holding recycling events across the country to celebrate America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (June 25, 2013). Every parent is convinced that their child will be the next Pablo Picasso. The parents of the children at the Goddard Child Development Center might just be right. "Appreciation of the arts is a part of our everyday curriculum at GCDC. Our students often try to reflect some of the different styles of artists they have studied when they make their own paintings. They are very talented," says Syretha Storey, GCDC director. A colorful collection of paintings by the GCDC children is on exhibit in the Building 21 cafeteria until around September. Continue Reading
Ready, Set, Let's Move! (Jun 2013). The Maryland State Department of Education has recognized the Goddard Child Development Center for offering early childhood programs that promote healthy living through its Health and Wellness Recognition. Thanks to several of its programs and activities focused on healthy eating and physical activity, the center is able to help build a foundation the children can use to live healthy lives, a criteria used in granting a center this recognition. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (May 3, 2013). At the Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), every week is the week of the young child. But throughout the week of April 10-16, teachers added a few enrichment projects. The children and teachers at GCDC were celebrating The Week of the Young Child (WOYC). Continue Reading
Goddard View Feature (October 2012). Children from the Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC) participated in an event on Sept. 13 that would make many adults jealous: they chatted live with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Continue Reading
NASA GCDC featured on Prince George's Community Television. See Video
NASA GCDC makes contact with astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This is made possible through Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), a cooperative venture among NASA and other international space agencies that coordinates scheduled, radio contacts with students and astronauts aboard the station. Continue Reading
Life At Goddard Feature (Aug 2012). When speaking to the parents, faculty, and board of NASA Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC), the continuing theme is that great education matters. Since GCDC opened its doors to the Goddard Community in June 1973, GCDC has been committed to the purpose of combining quality childcare with excellence in early childhood education. Continue Reading
Goddard View Feature (June 2012). Crafting a stimulating and unique learning environment for students is one of the goals of the staff at Goddard’s Child Development Center (GCDC). During the week of April 22, Sam I Am, Ookpik the Snowy Owl, and Goddard senior managementgot involved to help GCDC mark the 41st annual Week of the Young Child. Continue Reading
