by Ginny | Dec 12, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
KELLER, TEXAS – Rocky the Big Canyon Balloon spent a fun day with the Mustangs at Hidden Lakes Elementary School in Keller ISD. Nick had a blast teaching the younger kids about slow changes in nature that cause earth materials to MOVE! BREAK! and DROP! while the...
by Ginny | Dec 10, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Camelot Elementary School welcomed Orb (our nickname for our 16′ earth model) this week. Lydia and Kimberly raved about how great student behavior was and how hand on and engaged the teachers were – our favorite kind of day! We...
by Tracy Custer | Dec 7, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
SEGUIN, TEXAS – The 3rd and 4th grade students experienced SparkPoint’s Big Canyon Balloon geology program today. Students were enthusiastic and excellent participants in the engaging presentation. It was a super rainy day – so wet, in fact, that the 3rd graders had...
by Tracy Custer | Dec 6, 2018 | Minnesota, Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA – SparkPoint Innovations was excited to bring Orbit Earth Expo to Talahi Community School for a day of astronomy programs and a STEM Night, our favorite! Talahi is an Ojibwa word meaning “among the oaks” and we so enjoyed spending our day with the...
by Ginny | Dec 5, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS – The Big Canyon Balloon visited Carrizo Springs Intermediate School to spend a fun day hanging with the 5th graders! Nick was repeatedly impressed with the knowledge and preparation these students had, making for a fun day of questions and...
by Ginny | Nov 29, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – SparkPoint Innovations had a blast with students at East Terrell Hills Elementary School with Rocky the Big Canyon Balloon! Nick so appreciated the students’ behavior, knowledge, and flexibility. Why do we call our model Rocky? Well,...
