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Eco-Eaters: Learn to Hunt Like a Scavenger

Do you have what it takes to live the life of a Scavenger? Join us for a program that will explain the importance of scavengers, what kinds of scavengers live in the park and how to think like one. Presentation will end with a scavenger game that you can complete as you explore the park. Free Program Ages 8+ Space is limited, registration required Parking: During the busy summer months, the Visito

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Small Steps, Giant Leap: Welcome to Alien School

Join us for a fun reading of Welcome to Alien School by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves. Afterwards, children will get a chance to create their very own alien to take home. Activities: Book: Welcome to Alien School by Caryl Hart and Ed Eaves Activity: Create an Alien WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM Enjoy Discovery Center Passport Membership benefits! Passport Member Benefit — Complimentary Admission! Become a Passport Member Discovery Center Passport

Homeschool Days: Telescope Technology

Journey through the evolution of telescopes, from the earliest designs to NASA’s newest Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, while discovering the technology behind how telescopes collect and reflect light. This fall, Homeschool Days will explore “Mission Innovation” through different hands-on STEM activities each month. Join us for a 1-hour interactive workshop featuring hands-on STEM activities designed to inspire curiosity and exploration. Three workshop times will be offered to accommodate different schedules. Following the workshop, participants are invited to attend a special presentation on this month’s topic on our SOS. Activities: Workshop 1: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Workshop 2: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Workshop 3: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Note: Workshops limited to 30 students. First come, first serve at the Admissions Desk. WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM Enjoy Discovery Center Passport Membership benefits! Passport Member Benefit — Complimentary Admission! Become a Passport Member Discovery Center Passport

Homeschool Program in the USAFA Planetarium; Wed, Sep 2 @ 10:45 a.m.

Homeschool Program Program Overview, show previews, and a Live Night Sky Tour Wednesday, September 2 10:45am – Noon Join us for the initial overview program of our USAFA Planetarium’s Homeschool Program. In this initial show, Mr. Jeff, our Planetarium Director, will give an overview of the year’s Homeschool Programming plans, preview shows that will be parts of this year’s programming, and we will also enjoy a Live Night Sky Tour so our space-loving students and families can jump right in with learning astronomy and space by engaging in stargazing and our night sky! NGSS STANDARDS: For each homeschool program, we will include a few NGSS standards which relate to that program to assist in covering your science standards for the academic year. e.g. for the Live Night Sky Tour in his show: 5-ESS1-1. Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System: Support an argument that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth   IMPORTANT NOTE: With our limited seating, if you RSVP and your plans change for any reason, please email Jeff our Planetarium Director at planetarium@afacademy.af.edu so we can release your seats to another family who can attend. BASE PASS: Visitors to the Academy MUST have a valid DoW ID card OR they need to request a base pass at least 24 hours in advance with the dated links at the top of the planetarium webpage.

Dog Days at the Zoo (Sept. 4 & 23)

Parents' Weekend (Sept. 4-7)

Taking place over the Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4-7, 2026), this event is an exciting opportunity for cadets to connect with their family and friends. Many activities are designed to orient families and visitors to their cadet’s life in the military. From the Parents’ Weekend parade to the Airfield Open House and Senior Leader Panel, we invite you to participate and enjoy. We will also kick off our Falcon football season by hosting Duquesne University.

Heller Center Welcome Back Outdoor Movie Night

Come join us August 27 at 8pm as we welcome back students, faculty, and staff to our Outdoor Movie Night showing of Superman.   PG ‧ 1978 ‧ Family/Adventure ‧ 2h 7m   Limited themed snacks will be availableEvent is free & open to the publicPlease bring chairs & blankets   Questions? 719-255-6277https://heller.uccs.edu/eventshttps://heller.uccs.edu/map-directions  Hosted by: College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, UCCS Heller Center for Arts & Humanities Additional Information can be found at: https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/12547263

Club Meeting

Welcome, we are the Fellowship of Game Enthusiasts and we meet most school weeks to play board and card games, socialize, and have fun! We usually meet Saturdays, from 1-4PM, in the Student Life Lounge on the first floor of the University Center. For those unfamiliar this is underneath the Kraemer Family Library near the UCCS Book/campus Store and Information Desk. See you then and feel free to bring your own board or card games to play too! Hosted by: Fellowship of Game Enthusiasts Additional Information can be found at: https://mlc.uccs.edu/event/12069427