Saturday, March 10, 2007

Mission to Mars - What to Expect

Mission to Mars is a very different kind of culmination. Your daughters, in crews of 8 students, will enter a 3 hour long simulation which focuses on team work, collaboration, communication, problem solving and leadership as well as the skills they have been honing since the beginning of the year such as robotics, rocketry, electronics, and much more.

Mission to Mars is scheduled for Thursday March 15th. There will be four launches: 9am-noon, 1-4pm, 5-8pm and 9pm-midnight. Please note there is no regular class on launch day and the following day is Head's Holiday.

You are invited to attend the Mission to Mars. We ask astronauts to arrive 15 minutes before their scheduled launch. There will be a press conference for guests to ask questions and find out more about the preparations leading up to the mission beginning 5 minutes before the launch. You are welcome to stay for the length of the mission, but many guests of astronauts choose to leave and come back for the final 30 minutes in order to watch the landing and greet their astronaut as they return home.

Thank you for your ongoing support. We're looking forward to an exciting culmination. - MM, Sally and Bert

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