Dear Home School Parents,
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) La Luz Academy is currently taking applications for students to participate in the 2012-2013 DoD STARBASE Flight for 5th grade students and the TECH Flight for middle school aged students.

The DoD STARBASE Flight engages students in challenging “hands-on, minds-on” science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities.  The goal is to motivate students to explore STEM as they continue their education.  The inquiry-based curriculum focuses on topics which include Physics, Chemistry, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Operations and Applications, and STEM Careers.

Participating students come to the AFRL La Luz Academy facility on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) for five five-hour curriculum days during the course of a semester.  Home school students will participate during the spring semester. If you are interested in participating, complete the attached application for DoD STARBASE and e-mail, fax, or mail back to us by 1 June 2012.

The TECH Flight engages students in challenging “hands-on, minds-on” science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities.  The goal is to motivate students to explore STEM as they continue their education.

Participating students come to the AFRL La Luz Academy facility on Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) for three five-hour curriculum days during the fall semester.  The fall semester TECH Flight will explore rockets. Students will work in teams to build and launch a six-foot tall rocket.  The launch takes place in Rio Rancho on Day 2 of the Flight. . If you are interested in participating, complete the attached application for the TECH Flight and e-mail, fax, or mail back to us by 1 June 2012.

I will be scheduling a Home School Orientation for parents for DoD STARBASE in December and for TECH Flight in August before each Flight begins.

Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.  I can be reached at diane.macalpine@kirtland.af.mil or (505) 853-8110.

Please share this information with other home school families that you think would be interested.  Space is limited and Flights are filled on a first come first serve basis.
                      
Sincerely,

Diane MacAlpine
Deputy Director AFRL La Luz Academy
505-853-8110

12-13 DoD STARBASE Flight Application Form (Home School)

12-13 TECH Flight Application Form (Home School)

LLA May 2012 Newsletter