Letters of Support

Listed below are a few letters of support for the Challenger Learning Center, as well as the entire texts in PDF format, for download (just click the link on each author's name):

"I am writing to voice my support of the Challenger Learning Center of Tech Valley... the CLC is an organization that supplements the education provided in our school..."

Kirsten Gillibrand
US Senator; New York

"...the Challenger Learning Center will act as a catalyst for career pathways in science, math and engineering to help develop the future workforce of New York's Tech Valley."

Neil D. Breslin
New York State Senator; 46th District

"Please accept this letter as my enthusiastic endorsement of the Challenger Learning Center of Tech Valley and it's capital project."

Raphael D. Salerno, Ed.D
Principal; Thomas O' Brien School of Science and Technology

"The reaction of children engaged in a simulated space mission, while teaching children the valuable skills of problem-solving  and teamwork, is evidence that the program is designed to add the element of fun and excitement to real science learning"

Kerry M. Orlyk
Executive Director; Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium

"The commitment of the Challenger Program to advancing the pursuit of science as a national model, and locally in the capital region, and the role it plays in encouraging more of our children to choose math- and science-related career paths is critically important, perhaps now more so than ever."

Shirley Jackson, Ph.D
President; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

"Please accept this letter as the intent of the Capital Region BOCES to work with... the Challenger Learning Center program... We see the strong potential for this..."

Peter Kopcha
Director; Capital Region BOCES, School Support Services Division