Area’s Biggest Rivalry Showcased On Tallahassee’s Biggest Screen. Experience the intensity of the annual Florida-Florida State match-up at the Challenger Learning Center, November 26. Click here for more information.
The Challenger Learning Center is proud to announce that Emily Brown has joined our team as the Group Sales & Membership Coordinator. Hailing from North Carolina, Emily graduated from Furman University in 2009, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education. She recently graduated from Florida State University with a Masters degree in Arts Administration. In addition to her duties at the Challenger Learning Center, Emily also serves as the Executive Director of the Tallahassee Community Chorus.Welcome Emily!
Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee Wins Grand Prize in Worldwide IMAX® Marketing Contest
Grassroots efforts and creativity nabbed the Challenger Learning Center (CLC) the top spot in IMAX’s Born to be Wild 3D Theatre Marketing Contest. For participating in the contest, IMAX Corporation adopted an orphan elephant on behalf of the CLC from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The elephant’s name is Napasha. Find out more here.
Reporter Nate Harrington from WCTV visited the Challenger Learning Center to get our take on the end of the shuttle program. Education Manager Susan Borland and Director Michelle Personette expressed the bittersweet nature of the event and their hopes for the future. Click here for the full story and to watch the video.
Director Michelle Personette participated in a live interview with reporter Nate Harrington following the successful landing of the Atlantis shuttle. Watch it here.
Big Bend Hospice naming Susan Borland their Hospice Hero
In a surprise award ceremony, Susan Borland, Education Manager of the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee, was named the “Hospice Hero” by Big Bend Hospice. The ceremony took place Thursday, July 14 at 1 p.m. in the Challenger’s Mission Control room. Read more here.
Tom Flanigan from WFSU Radio stopped by and covered the ceremony. Click here to download.
Over 300 people, joined us to watch the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch on the IMAX screen. Thank you all for joining in on this historic occasion and continuing to support the space program. Read more here.
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Visits the Challenger Learning Center
Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25, the Orion Spacecraft was on display outside of the Challenger Learning Center. Hundreds of people came out to experience this incredible opportunity. Find out more here.
For even more information, check out videos and articles from local and state media.
As seen in the June 17, 2011 Tallahassee Democrat Limelight:
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Get up close to lounging lizards when the nature documentary "Galapagos 3-D" opens today on the big screen at the Challenger Learning Center's IMAX Theatre on Kleman Plaza. The doc explores the biological diversity and unusual geologic history of the Galapagos archipelago with Smithsonian Institution marine biologist Carole Baldwin. The film includes visits to underwater lava tubes on the ocean floor 3,000 feet below the surface as well as encounters with a whale shark and tons of iguanas. Charles Darwin would feel right at home. The narration is provide by Kenneth Branagh, and the film runs 40 minutes. It's not rated.
If you like seeing movies on the biggest of the big screens and have been confused by endless movie theater claims, then the search for the best experience is over. The Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee IMAX 3D Theatre® has become one of the world’s first official “Certified Giant Screen” cinemas based on specifications developed by the Giant Screen Cinema Association. Read more here.
In honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Challenger “Teacher in Space” Mission on January 28, 2011, the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee is is encouraging businesses and individuals to invest in the children of our community. Find out more here.
