| 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-434-4000 310-434-4209 FAX 310-434-3649 Email: bsmith@smc.edu | Santa Monica College offers three major programs of interest. 1) SMC's new John Drescher Planetarium, which opened in June 1997, features dazzling shows with its 3-D Digistar projection system, the only system of its kind on the West Coast. The Night Sky Show is a 45-minute interactive presentation on the ever-changing night sky, with the latest in astronomy and space exploration news. The Feature Show covers special topics ranging from comets to newly discovered planets to the solar system's volcanoes. 2) The SMC Speakers Bureau provides speakers for classroom or adult presentations on a wide range of topics. 3) The Los Angeles Collaborative for Teacher Excellence is a new program that encourages college students, particularly under-represented minorities, to become math and science teachers. The project involves interaction between SMC students and pupils from elementary and high schools.
CONTACT: Bruce Smith, Public Information Officer GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 |
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