Meet the DreamUp Team: Maya Cohen
Maya Cohen, age 12, is in 6th grade. A former iLEAD Agua Dulce learner, she now attends Pico Canyon School. Maya is an avid ice hockey player and also enjoys the keyboard. She loves to bake, especially the math connection…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Enzo Cosio
For over a year, Enzo, a member of Team Seagrass, has been preparing for the November launch that will take their experiment to the ISS. Enzo is ten years old and is a iLEAD Exploration student in 5th grade. He…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Timothee Secall Barrier
Timothee Secall Barrier (14 years old) is an nineth-grader at SCVi and can speak three other languages, German, French, and Spanish! He plays ice hockey and in an after-school theater program. What’s a fun fact that you learned while being…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Naya Berman
Naya, 12, is on Team Seagrass and in 6th grade. She previously attended SCVi, but currently goes to Milken Middle School. When she is older she wants to be a tennis player, fashion designer, and an interior designer. For now,…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Garrett Brown
Garrett Brown is a 15 year old in the 10th grade in iLEAD Exploration. He is a member of Team Yucca. An interesting thing about Garrett is that he lived in Nigeria for four years and he has a pet…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Sadie Halvorsen
Sadie Halvorsen is a member of Team Seagrass in iLEAD’s DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission. Sadie, 11, is an extraordinary 6th grader who attends SCVi. In her spare time, Sadie enjoys playing with her dog (Walter) and baking. Sadie takes…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Samantha Young
Samatha Young is 12 years old, in 7th grade, and always up for a challenge! She is a member of Team Yucca glauca. Her hobbies include spending time with her siblings and doing art projects. An interesting fact about her…
iLEAD Booth at the Aerospace Valley STEM Expo
Over three days of participation, October 14-16, 2022, volunteers from iLEAD Agua Dulce, iLEAD Antelope Valley, iLEAD Exploration, iLEAD Lancaster and SCVi represented our sites and projects by offering an engaging hands-on experience: creating a model roto-coptor. Learners, parents and…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Caydin Brandes
Caydin Brandes is one of the two principal investigators on Team Seagrass, from iLEAD’s DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission. The team will be launching an experiment in November 2022. Caydin, 12, is a remarkable 6th grader attending iLEAD Exploration. In…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Grace Stumpf
Grace Kalei Stumpf is a very ambitious, intelligent ninth grader attending iLead Exploration and is a co-principal investigator on Team Yucca glauca. Grace loves animals, more specifically, horses! She also enjoys reading; her favorites include Reaching for the Moon, The…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Teya Brandes
With a target date of November 2022, Team Seagrass will be sending seagrass to the International Space Station as a part of the DreamUp to Space Mission 2021-22. Teya Brandes, 6th grade, is one of the two principal investigators for…
Meet the DreamUp Team: Emilina Walker
Emilina Walker is a thirteen year old eighth grader at SCVi’s iEAD Exploration. Emilina enjoys reading, drawing, doing archery, and watching television. Her favorite book is “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak — she loves the characters, setting, and the…
iLEAD AV: DreamUp to Space Experiment Design Challenge
On October 6, 2022, learners, facilitators, staff, and families from iLEAD Antelope Valley Studio gathered to celebrate the learning that had taken place on their campus over the previous weeks. Learners from 8th grade all the way down to TK…
14-Year-Old’s Science Experiment to Be Carried Out on International Space Station
“Grace Stumpf, 14, has always been infatuated with the sky. Some of her favorite childhood memories were making paper airplanes with her dad and studying which designs flew best. Through those activities, she first learned about the four forces of…
Military, aerospace companies wooed and wowed students with STEM Expo 2022
“Outside Hangar 1600 on the flight line at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., showy jets and stodgy workhorses alike were making low passes, showing off the range of aircraft at the Aerospace Valley Open House, Air Show, and STEM Expo.”…
Edwards air show STEM Expo hosts 8,000 students
“An estimated 8,000 students and teachers from the Antelope Valley and as far away as Fresno and San Diego attended the free STEM Expo at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2022. “The main hangar had more than…
SCV Educator Chosen to Fly on NASA Aerial Observatory
We’re over the moon about the latest news for one our longtime iLEAD facilitators. SCVi Charter’s very own Mr. Dustin Lengning is among one of the prestigious 24 Teachers from 13 States to become NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA)! We…
In the News: Flight Prep for 8th Graders
Thanks to the Signal Newspaper for covering our recent glider on campus event at SCVi Charter, iLEAD’s founding school. Flight prep for 8th graders: Glider on SCVi campus sets stage for student flight