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Renaissance Space Academy

Lehi, Utah, United States • 0 Employees
Education Management

WITH THE INTENT OF BRINGING HIS STUDENTS TO THE NETHER REACHES OF THE UNIVERSE, VICTOR WILLIAMSON CRAFTED THE IDEA OF TAKING STUDENTS ON SPACE SIMULATIONS IN THE 1980'S. HIS INITIAL MISSIONS WERE DONE USING POSTER BOARD, PAPERCLIPS, AND IMAGINATION. THE CREW WAS HIS CLASS, BUT THEIR CLASSROOM WAS TRANSFORMED IN FRONT OF THEIR VERY EYES. ON THE OVERHEAD PROJECTOR, NEW WORLDS AND NEW IDEAS WOULD BE SHOWN, AND THE CREW WOULD TRAVEL THE UNIVERSE, LEARNING EVERYTHING FROM PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS, TO THE POWER OF MATHEMATICS, AND HOW USING MATH COULD RESTART A DISTRESSED ALIEN'S ENGINES. ALL THE WHILE, VICTOR HID BEHIND HIS DESK, PLAYING THE VOICES OF THE ALL LIFE FORMS THE CREW WOULD ENCOUNTER, THE COMPUTER, AND, "TEX", HIS ENGINEERING PERSONA. IT WAS POWERFUL.THE SIMULATIONS RESONATED WITH VICTOR'S STUDENTS, AND HE BEGAN TO PURSUE THE IDEA OF AN ACTUAL SIMULATOR, WITH COMPUTERS, AND SPEAKERS, AND IMMERSION INTO THE STORIES. IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS HE'D RECEIVE VARIOUS GRANTS FROM COMPANIES LIKE APPLE AND U.S. WEST (CENTURY LINK). AND THE ORIGINAL VOYAGER WAS FOUNDED AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY IN PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH.OVER HIS TENURE AT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, HE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM, WHICH LED TO THE BUILDING OF 8 SIMULATORS AND PROVIDED A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR THE NEARLY 350,000 STUDENTS THE CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SPACE EDUCATION CENTER HAD SERVED AT THAT TIME.BRINGING THAT EXPERIENCE TO THE RENAISSANCE SPACE ACADEMY HAS GREATLY AIDED IN THE BUILDING OF THE VOYAGER SIMULATOR AT RENAISSANCE ACADEMY, AND THE PROGRAMS THAT USE VOYAGER AS WELL. BRINGING NEARLY 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SIMULATED EDUCATION TO THIS PROGRAM, VICTOR HAS MADE IT THE PREMIER SIMULATED EXPERIENCE CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FARPOINT SPACE ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, EXCITE YOUNG MINDS, AND HELP SHAPE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ASTRONAUTS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND DREAMERS. WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US, AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE POWER OF THE SIMULATED EXPERIENCES WE PROVIDE.