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"This is a unique experience that allows for ultimate synthesis of information presented. The kids are always smiling and loving what they learn.",
"I love this program. This is the only field trip that I take my students on each year. Each year the results are the same. Everyone, students and chaperones, love this experience. Everyone comes away with a lot of knowledge. The students talk about this experience for the rest of the year and even in following years.  Thank you for offering this wonderful learning experience.",
"This program was instrumental in inspiring several of our students to pursue careers in physical science! We hope you will always offer this program. Our students badly need something like this. We especially liked the hands on aspect of this program. I have heard many of our students later make comments such as \"Oh I learned that at NASA, on our field trip!\" Thank you again. This program definitely feeds the love of science in many of our students.",
"I really appreciated how the staff made sure we had all of the information we needed to have the most successful trip. I will use this experience as a spring board to re-teach and reinforce many of the concepts presented today. The docents were so patient with the students and clearly explained the concepts. Eyes were opened today!",
"The Encounter was an excellent educational and fun experience for our students. It was a balanced program of oral presentations and hands-on activities. Working in crews, participants also learned about cooperation among themselves and other crews. From the comments received from accompanying parents, I felt the Encounter was very educationally effective.",
"This is a great hands-on experience for all children. My students are all English Language Learners and this helps to bring meaning to what we have been learning. It also brings out some of the students qualities that we don't always see in the classroom.",
"The NASA Ames Aerospace Encounter was a wonderful experience for our 4th and 5th grade children. We appreciated the pre-work materials and vocabulary sheets, which helped them prepare in advance.",
"The docents were very knowledgeable and adjusted their instructions and background material to our groups' interest and grade level. They particularly liked the hands-on aspect of the entire encounter-especially the Space Sciences activities! An intro to physics that they really enjoyed! Thank you so much for a great introduction to Science for our children!",
"Thank you for providing the Exploration Encounter Program. We have integrated the activities, vocabulary, and information into classes for our students. Our students are now asking to do extra work and reports so that they can learn more about Newton, Bernoulli, aeronautics and the ISS.",
"It is wonderful how your program has inspired our children to want to study and learn more so that they might work at NASA one day. You have done an excellent job in finding docents who have the right depth of knowledge and the skills to teach the children. Thank you NASA and the AEE staff for providing an excellent program that stays on schedule and is fun and educational.",
"This is the second year that we have participated in the Aerospace Encounter. We travel quite a distance to participate in the program. It is worth the trip!!! The students enjoy the hands on experiences as well as the rapport that they develop with the docents.  Science, which in many cases is difficult for students, is made accessible for students of all abilities. We were also able to tour the facility and take advantage of the displays in the Visitor Center. The personable staff and their willingness to help make this visit a wonderful experience. Thank you.",
"This was the most amazing experience for the students. Keep up the excellent work! Thank you!",
"Wonderfully organized. Very knowledgeable docents. Such a rich environment for learning. The students were fascinated with all of the displays. Great balance of listening to information, exploring and doing, and connections to the real world.",
"This experience is outstanding! It is grade level appropriate, conforms to the educational standards for CA, and provides a fantastic hands-on experience for students. The information that was sent for use prior to the trip was invaluable. We are leaving with a wealth of printed information and lots of questions. The staff couldn't be better. We are being treated in a very professional manner. They have so much valuable information to share.",
"It has been a day that the students have found that science is easy and enjoyable, a \"REALLY COOL\" subject. It has been a day that was very well organized so that the students and adults could have a fantastic time. THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US!",
"I want to thank you for hosting the Rural Teachers at the AEE. They thought it was GREAT. They got lots of ideas for things to do at their schools.",
"[The Encounter Staff Members], and all of the NASA volunteers are so well organized and do such a fantastic job of creating an entirely hands-on Science experience for the students. This is by far the best field trip I plan for my students every year. The staff is so very helpful with preparing the teacher, students and parents prior to our scheduled visit. And the fact that this is a free field trip is just amazing. The educational value of this experience is unmatched by any other \"paid-for\" trip we encounter. Thank you so much!",
"I have a severely disabled student whose needs were accounted for and attended to very well with little disruption to the program. It enabled him to attend and me to be at ease with his participation. Thank you.",
"This is a wonderful learning experience for the children. Each section of the Aerospace Encounter has a hands-on component, which makes it very powerful teaching. Concepts we have discussed in class mean so much more to the students now. The setting is also inspiring. I'm sure my students all want to be scientists and astronauts now. Thank you.",
"The NASA Ames Encounter is a super program and very well geared for 4th-6th graders, with 5th graders (my classes!!) being an ideal age for maximum understanding and enthusiasm! I have brought at least five groups of 5th grade students over the years and each year, not only do the students remember it as one of their most fun AND interesting study trips, but the parent chaperones comment on what a lot of concepts are taught. Parents see the value of the Encounter and kids once again realize \"Learning IS Fun\"! I am always impressed with the docents and staff who make the experience for the students, and me, most enjoyable. Through trying the experiments and completing study sheets given in the Teacher's Guide and by \"working\" in the Space Station and Mission Control, and by completing studies in Aeronautics and Space Sciences, much is learned outside class.",
"The large number of concepts and their specialized vocabulary provides a high level of science experience. This can offer the prepared student an opportunity to see themselves in a scientific career. Also the location of the Encounter on the local NASA installation raises the awareness of the students that our community actively participates in the exploration of space.",
"The NASA Ames Exploration Encounter program continues to be an excellent hands-on experience for young students. Each year after brining our classes here, I feel that they have had the opportunity to understand complex scientific concepts because they have been demonstrated and explained in a simplified yet profound manner. It is always a memorable trip, which helps fuel their interest in space, technology, and science, without overburdening them, in ways that often classroom teaching (out of textbooks) does. I highly recommend and enjoy the experience each time!",
"This is the fifth year that my students have traveled to the Encounter. My students work very hard preparing themselves for this experience. It truly enriches the concepts of Space and Flight. I am grateful to be able to have this opportunity for my students. It is definitely a once in a lifetime experience for them. I have received letters from past students who express how valuable this trip is to them.",
"This was far beyond my expectations. The students were made to feel important and valued. They had tasks to complete and realized their responsibility on the crew and their importance if they were to be successful. I really appreciated the group emphasis, as well as individual responsibilities. They were forced to extend themselves.The leaders were personable and worked with the students so well. I was extremely impressed. Thank you so very much for offering this opportunity to our students. We could not duplicate this in the classroom.",
"The Program was excellent and the kids were really involved. It provided lots of hands on experience as well as literal knowledge about how things in space work.",
"Wonderful program. The students loved the experience and information that they learned was so interesting. The day peaked the children's interest in space and the opportunities for careers in this area.",
"I hesitate to recommend this program because it is so good and it is difficult enough to get your class scheduled. I am always delighted with the enthusiasm of the docents, their excellent rapport with the students, and how much my students receive from their Encounter. They tell other younger students about what they did at the Encounter, and when the students reach sixth grade they look forward to their turn at the Encounter. I thank everyone who is engaged in presenting this field trip. Thank you for this hands on experience, which will make our space studies in the spring so much more meaningful."
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