In-Person Classroom CubeSat Flight Experiments Training for Educators

Computer Science
Professional Development

May 19, 2026

Students work together to build a Cubesat.

Seattle-area educators, now’s your chance to inspire your students with the wonders of space through in-person professional development for K-12 teachers and informal educators, with "Classroom CubeSat Flight Experiments Training," via Teachers in Space!

CubeSats are miniaturized, cube-shaped satellites that are frequently built by universities and research institutions to conduct science experiments and test new space technologies, and which are primarily used in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

With this training, educators will learn to build a working CubeSat with onboard sensors and Arduino Microcontroller, in an introductory course created to teach educators everything they need to know in order to build a CubeSat experiment with their students.

Classroom CubeSat flight experiments are primarily designed to provide students and educators with hands-on STEM training through the complete life cycle of a space mission. By building and flying these standardized miniature satellites, participants gain practical experience in satellite systems engineering, technology demonstration, and scientific investigation.

No prior experience with electronics is required, and participants will also have the opportunity to send in their student-made experiments for flight as a payload aboard one of various missions.

Event Details:

Raisbeck Aviation High School
9229 E Marginal Wy S, Tukwila, WA 98108
Date: July 13–16, 2026
Register at: https://www.tis.org/store/p/register

Enrollment Includes:

A $250 Stipend upon completion of training
A free laptop for all participants in their school-year support program
Breakfast and Lunch for each day of training
Access to the online course materials through the Pathwright Online Learning platform
Two (2) CubeSat kits, which include all of the parts necessary to assemble a working CubeSat during the training as well as in class with students
Access to regular office hours and troubleshooting with TIS staff after the workshop is over, throughout the 2026/2027 school year support program
The opportunity to fly a student-built CubeSat aboard a High Altitude Balloon or other Stratospheric flight platform
The opportunity for students’ experiments to be built into a professionally made CubeSat that will fly aboard a suborbital rocket flight.

Participants will receive certificates of completion for 24 hours of professional development credit. Register at https://www.tis.org/store/p/register.

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