Community Programs
COVID-19 Updates
The Challenger Learning Center and West Kentucky Community & Technical College are
proactively monitoring and following the direction of our state officials in regards
to the COVID-19 virus. With that being said, Challenger Learning Center programs have
been temporarily suspended.
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Update May 18, 2020
SUMMER CAMP // Due to the guidelines set forth by the state and the CDC, Summer Camp 2020 has been cancelled. If you had a child registered for camp, you should of received an email today outlining our refund process.
Update April 29, 2020
CLUB CHALLENGER // Has been cancelled entirely. If your child is currently registered, please check your email for refund instructions.
SUMMER CAMP // We have temporarily stopped accepting registrations. When a final decision
is made on May 18, we will either reopen registration or send out information to those
registered with refund details.
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Your student’s health and safety are of great importance to us. We will keep monitoring
the situation and will make changes/plans to our schedule accordingly. We will let
you know as soon as any updates are available.
Club Challenger
Fall 2020 registration begins August 1, 2020!
Explore the amazing wonders of science during our after school program, Club Challenger. Students will join us at the Challenger Learning Center once a month to participate in exciting, hands-on activities related to space and science.
Fall 2020
Registration begins August 1, 2020!
All sessions meet 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $45/covers all 4 sessions
Fall 2020
Registration begins August 1, 2020!
All sessions meet 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Cost: $45/covers all 4 sessions
Click here to register online.
To receive a paper form, give us a call at (270) 534-3101 or send us an email at sarahj.davis@kctcs.edu
All fees are nonrefundable 15 days prior to event. Refunds will be mailed within 30 days of cancellation date. Refunds are issued in the original form of payment.
Online registration - If you register online, a 6.25% processing fee will be charged to your credit card. This fee is collected by Active Network and not refundable. Per the guidelines listed above in our cancellation policy, your refund amount will be based on the amount paid, less the 6.25% processing fee.
Summer Camp
The Challenger Learning Center summer camp program, known as Space Quest, offers a variety of options in age levels and interest areas. Fly to the moon, live on Mars, learn how to Scuba, fly a plane, solve mysteries or launch a rocket. There is something for everyone!
June 11, 2020
Space Animals
June 18, 2020
Space Art
July 9, 2020
Space Chef
July 16, 2020
Science Lab
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m. or 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $18/session
This one-day camp includes hands-on engineering activities centered around the very important areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
June 3, 2020
June 17, 2020
July 13, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $30, $36 with lunch
This one-day camp includes hands-on science activities centered around the very important areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
June 4, 2020
June 18, 2020
July 14, 2020
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $30, $36 with lunch
Be among the next generation of space travelers to arrive on the Moon! Campers will Return to the Moon™ as they fly a mission in our hands-on simulator. They will explore just what it takes for astronauts to survive in the Moon’s desolate environment.
July 6, 2020
8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Cost: $40, $46 with lunch
At secret agent training you will develop a disguise for cover, make and break codes, discover escape and evasion techniques, create and use spy gadgets and uncover the science behind spying.
June 3-4, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $90, $102 with lunch
Young Jedi will want to attend this special camp created just for them! Participate in activities and experiments, including light sabers and carbonite, based on the popular movie series.
July 7 - 8, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $90, $102 with lunch
Become a Challenger Special Investigator (CSI). Read the ransom note and follow the fingerprints, fibers and other clues. You will use your powers of observation and conduct scientific tests to help solve the mystery of the missing Mars rocks.
July 20 - 21, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $90, $102 with lunch
Using life, physical, earth and space sciences, participants will use LEGOs as they journey through building and programming robotic 3D models. This is the perfect first step for young robot experts in the making! This is a three-day camp.
June 8 - 10, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $130, $148 with lunch
Using space as a theme, master the latest robotics systems created by LEGO! Campers will design, build and program their robotic creations to maneuver various space themed challenges on places like Mars! This is a three-day camp.
June 22 - 24, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $140, $158 with lunch
Be the first human on Mars! Campers will travel to the Red Planet during a Voyage to Mars™ mission in our hands-on simulator. After arriving on Mars, they will build a life-size colony where they will live, work and train like real planetary astronauts.
June 8 - 10, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $130, $148 with lunch
Learn all about how astronauts train underwater to simulate working in space! Participants will receive basic SCUBA instruction (in a swimming pool) from Mermet Springs, then participate in an underwater astronaut training program. Participants must be able to swim and medically fit to dive. SCUBA gear is provided.
June 15 - 16, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $130, $142 with lunch
Mandatory Meeting: May 4, 2020
What makes an airplane fly? Learn the basics of flight and apply them in different hands-on activities and simulations. After you have shown the right stuff, take a flight in a real airplane departing from Midwest Aviation. While in the air you will become an actual pilot when you get to take the yoke and fly the plane.
July 13 - 15, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $195, $213 with lunch
To complete our summer camp scholarship application, click here.
Please remember, not all camps are available for scholarship.
Due to COVID-19, registration for summer camp has been temporarily suspended.
$13.78 (tax included)
Deadline to order is May 1, 2020.
Shirts can be ordered during online registration process and on paper registration as well.
A full refund will be given if cancellation is received 30 days prior to start of camp date. After the 30 day mark only half of your registration fee will be refunded. If your child is sick and cannot attend camp, a doctor’s note must be provided for a full refund. Refunds will be mailed within 30 days of cancellation date. No refund on camp shirts after May 1.
Online registration - If you register online, a 6.25% processing fee will be charged to your credit card. This fee is collected by Active Network and not refundable. Per the guidelines listed above in our cancellation policy, your refund amount will be based on the amount paid, less the 6.25% processing fee.
Scout Workshops
We offer programs for Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts and customize programs for Bear Scouts, Webelos and Boy Scouts. Programs are geared towards earning space and science related badges. Customized program offerings and cost vary depending on the group.
Earn your Space Science Adventurer badge as you explore our solar system and beyond! Your session will include many hands-on activities about the planets, moon and stars including a trip to our STARLAB planetarium. Fee includes badge.
Due to COVID-19 precautions and procedures, this event has been canceled for Spring 2020.
Earn your Space Science Investigator badge as you travel through our solar system and beyond! Take a journey through the stars in our STARLAB planetarium and be a mission specialist during a Voyage to Mars in our hands-on space simulator. Fee includes badge, evening snack and breakfast.
Due to COVID-19 precautions and procedures, this event has been canceled for Spring 2020.
Check back in 2021 for our offerings!
All fees are nonrefundable 15 days prior to event. Refunds will be mailed within 30 days of cancellation date. Refunds are issued in the original form of payment.
Programs and Presentations
The Challenger Learning Center at Paducah offers a variety of programs and presentations for people of all ages! Bring your group to the Challenger Learning Center, or let us come to you. Average fee is $75/hour for up to 30 students. Off-site programs may incur a travel fee.
- Library story hours
- Youth groups
- School clubs
- Scout groups
- Daycare programs
- Summer programs
- Community groups
- School presentations
- Living in space
- Rocketry
- Constellations
- Planets
- Planetarium show
- Anything space or STEM related!
Give us a call at (270) 534-3101 or send us an email at sarahj.davis@kctcs.edu
Trivia Night
Check back soon for more details!
All proceeds benefit the Challenger Learning Center at Paducah. The Challenger Learning Center, located on the campus of West Kentucky Community & Technical College, is a non-profit organization that offers simulated space missions and hands-on STEM education to schools, corporations and community organizations.
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Questions?
Mellisa Duncan • (270) 534-3097 • mellisa.duncan@kctcs.edu
