Challenger Learning Center of Colorado STEM Programs and Camps
Challenger Learning Center of Colorado, 8717 Wolf Valley Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80924
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Challenger Learning Center of Colorado STEM Programs and Camps includes simulated space missions, engineering challenges, Engineering Pathfinder Summer Camps, and hands-on family activities. Programs use space-themed simulated learning environments such as a Mission Control Center, a Space Transporter, and a Spacecraft/Space Station simulator, along with building projects, testing creations, and design/build activities in a Maker Space. Activities also include using robots and 3D printers, assembling and launching probes, experiments in a Spacecraft/Space Station simulator, portable planetarium days in schools, traveling planetarium shows, astronomy shows in the Mikkelson Planetarium, simulator missions, field trips, teacher training, and distance-learning space e-Missions and virtual programs delivered via broadband.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
The mission of the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado is to inspire and engage K–12 students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas, using space as the motivating element. Challenger Center was founded in 1986, and Challenger Learning Center of Colorado opened its doors in 2002. It is a not-for-profit organization and part of a global network of more than 40 Challenger Learning Centers. In partnership with Academy District 20, Challenger Colorado moved to a purpose-built 10,500 square foot facility in northeast Colorado Springs, and the organization acknowledges Academy District 20’s contributions to the facility and other support to its operations. One testimonial from Ingrid in District 49 describes it as “one of the best hands-on ways to experience STEM education” and her “favorite one-day field trip ever” because it “really gets [the students] excited to learn about real-life application of the things we talk about” and shows “how STEM impacts everything in their lives.”
Last updated July 29, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
The mission of the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado is to inspire and engage K–12 students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas, using space as the motivating element. Challenger Center was founded in 1986, and Challenger Learning Center of Colorado opened its doors in 2002. It is a not-for-profit organization and part of a global network of more than 40 Challenger Learning Centers. In partnership with Academy District 20, Challenger Colorado moved to a purpose-built 10,500 square foot facility in northeast Colorado Springs, and the organization acknowledges Academy District 20’s contributions to the facility and other support to its operations. One testimonial from Ingrid in District 49 describes it as “one of the best hands-on ways to experience STEM education” and her “favorite one-day field trip ever” because it “really gets [the students] excited to learn about real-life application of the things we talk about” and shows “how STEM impacts everything in their lives.”
Last updated July 29, 2026.
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