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Summer Camp

Registration for Summer Camp 2025 will open in February 2025!

BE PREPARED! Our registration portal is not compatible on all cell phones. It works best on a computer, laptop or tablet. If you have any issues using our online registration site, please clear your internet browser cache first - sometimes this is the fix. However, if that does not resolve the issue, you will need to find another device to use for registration.

Club Challenger

Registration for our fall session will open on Monday, August 12 at 6:00 am CST.

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.

BE PREPARED! Our registration portal is not compatible on all cell phones. It works best on a computer, laptop or tablet. If you have any issues using our online registration site, please clear your internet browser cache first - sometimes this is the fix. However, if that does not resolve the issue, you will need to find another device to use for registration.

September 10, 2024 - Outer Space Olympics
October 15, 2024 - Explore Jupiter's Icy Moon: Europa
November 12, 2024 - Journey to the Solar System & Beyond
December 3, 2024 - Toys in Space

4:15-5:45 p.m.

Membership Fee $60 (covers all four sessions)

September 24, 2024 - Outer Space Olympics
October 22, 2024 - Explore Jupiter's Icy Moon: Europa
November 19, 2024 - Journey to the Solar System & Beyond
December 10, 2024 - Toys in Space

4:15-5:45 p.m.

Membership Fee $60 (covers all four sessions)

Registration opens 08.12.24 at 6:00 am CST.

Click here to register.

We do not offer a waitlist 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
  • 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

Check back soon...this event might be making a return in February 2025!

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!
We do not have any organized programs at this time for either Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Please call us at (270) 534-3101 if you are interested in a program for your group.

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.