Community Programs
Club Challenger
Registration for our Fall 2025 session opens Friday, August 1 at 6:00 a.m. CST!
Club Challenger Important Update: Challenger Learning Center is committed to providing quality STEM programming to our community. Periodically, we will evaluate our program offerings and make decisions to keep, change or discontinue a program due to many factors including enrollment, staffing and popular trends. At this time, we will not offer a Club A option for those students entering 1st-2nd grades. Club Challenger B for students entering 3rd-5th grades will continue under the new title of Club Challenger.
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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.
Age Current 3rd-5th Grade
Time 4:15-5:45 p.m.
Membership Fee $60 (covers all four sessions)
September 9, 2025
Bridge Engineers
Become an engineer as you design, build and test bridges using simple materials.
October 14, 2025
Astrophotography
Ever wonder how NASA captures those fantastic photographs of space? We will investigate!
November 11, 2025
Detective Scientist
Learn the skills needed to check and examine clues as you help solve the crime of
the missing candy bar!
December 9, 2025
Candy Craze
Candy isn’t just for eating! Let’s see what happens if we experiment with candy.
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We do not offer a wait list for Club Challenger as we rarely receive cancellations.
Should a spot open up, we would post it on our social media accounts as first come, first served.
General Refund Policy
- 100% refund - cancellations received at least 15 days prior to the program start date, less 10% cancellation fee
- No refund - cancellations received within 15 days of the program start date
- No refund - for missed sessions
- No refund - of online registration process fee
- Refunds are issued in the original form of payment.
- Refunds are issued within 5-10 business days.
Trivia Night
We had a very successful event in 2025, check back in the fall for our 2026 date!
- Team Fee $120/team of 6
- 10 rounds of 10 questions
- Prize for top 3 winning teams
- Popcorn and soft drinks provided (while supplies last)
- Outside food and non-alcoholic drinks welcome
- No outside alcoholic drinks allowed, cash bar available
- Mulligan Fee $20/5 mulligans
- Event will close at 35 tables
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.
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.
- 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
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Questions? Contact Mellisa Duncan at (270) 534-3097 or mellisa.duncan@kctcs.edu.
