On Saturday, August 12, girls ages eight to 18 are invited to a “Dream Big: Girls Day Out” at the Cosmosphere. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer girls several exciting engineering-themed activities and presentations.
Participants will have the opportunity to see and sit in a Perlan 2 stratospheric glider cockpit, meet members of its flight team and skype with the team’s female chief meteorologist. Also, attendees will see the engineering documentary Dream Big: Engineering Our World, eat lunch and mingle with female engineers and hear a number of educational presentations about engineering, student science and life in the stratosphere.
Girls and their guest can register for the event by calling 620.665.9304. Cost to participate is $10 per person and does include lunch. Participation is limited, so don’t miss this unique opportunity.
