Announcements
Scobee Education Center Announcements
Registration for 2025 Academic School Year Programs
The Scobee Planetarium, Challenger Learning Center and Santikos Micronaut Center programs are aligned to the Texas TEKS for integration into teachers' regular curriculum requirements. Classroom teachers or curriculum leaders for schools will be required to complete a registration form with the approval of their administrators to secure program dates and times. The fees for these programs have been held constant through our ten years of operation and we have sought out funders to provide limited classroom scholarships to help students and teachers benefit from these unique experiences.
Classroom program scholarships:
A few SAWS scholarships for Micronaut missions are still available, if your K-3rd grade class is in a school that is a SAWS customer.
We have received the Najim Charitable Foundation scholarship for TEA qualified Title I schools to also obtain classroom funding for Challenger, Micronaut and planetarium program combinations. Our scheduling specialist, Lynn Linkes, can provide more information as your classes submit registrations. Title I schools receiving these scholarships must be from the following counties: Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, or Wilson.
Updated 2024-25 registration forms and program descriptions will be available at that time for download through the related sections of this web site for the Scobee Planetarium, Challenger Learning Center, and Santikos Micronaut Center. Teachers, administrators, and district curriculum specialists may also email sac-scobeectr@alamo.edu or call 210-486-0100 for more information.
Community Programming
The Scobee Education Center will be closed on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 through January 2, 2025 for the Alamo Colleges Winter Break.
Registered school group programs and private events will run as scheduled after January 2nd with the Scobee Planetarium reopening to the general public on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Planetarium Announcements
Come by Friday nights at 6 p.m. when the doors to the center open for public planetarium programs. Tickets are available online one week in advance and may be purchased through the Planetarium and Observatory link on this web site. Tickets are also available through the Lackey Camper-Casper Ticket Booth in the center after the doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available through our online now for Friday night.
Scobee Planetarium Programs for December 13, 2024
Public Planetarium Programs with online tickets are available through our online web site.
The Scobee Planetarium presentations for December 13th, 2024 are:
6:30 p.m. – “Season of Light” 35 minutes– This is our family show. All ages may attend.
8:00pm - Sky Tonight Live 40-50 minutes – Children must be 6 and above to attend, and at
9:30pm - “Mystery of the Christmas Star” 30 minutes – Children must be 6 and above to attend.
The Scobee Planetarium programs for January 24th and 31st, 2025 will be:
6:30 p.m. – “Beyond the Sun” and "Star Bites" 40 minutes– This is our family show. All ages may attend.
8:00pm - Sky Tonight Live 40-50 minutes – Children must be 6 and above to attend, and at
9:30pm - “Experience the Aurora” and "Ice Worlds" 60 minutes – Children must be 6 and above to attend.
The Spring 2024 term slate of programs is available through the Scobee Planetarium page on this web site.