NASA Astronaut Steven L. Smith to Visit Dawson
NASA Astronaut Steven L. Smith
Our students are ready for an out-of-this-world experience when NASA Astronaut Steven L. Smith visits Dawson! Mr. Smith joined NASA in 1989 and is a veteran of four space flights covering 16 million miles, and seven space walks totaling 49 hours and 25 minutes. He currently works as Associate Director for International Space Station Science Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California.
Mr. Smith will share with our students the determination, focus, resilience and goal-setting he has shown throughout life on the way to becoming a NASA astronaut. He'll speak with our 5th and 6th-grade students on Tuesday, January 24 at 2:25 p.m. in the Forman Music Building Multi-Purpose Room. #DawsonDifference
The Alexander Dawson School
The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain, an independent school located on 33-acres in the community of Summerlin, is Nevada’s first Stanford University Challenge Success partner school for students in early childhood through grade eight. Utilizing the unique Challenge Success framework, Dawson uses research-based strategies and programs that emphasize student academics, wellbeing, and a healthy school-life balance to create more engaged, motivated, and resilient learners and leaders. At Dawson, students achieve their individual potential while savoring life and meeting the challenges of the world.