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Local teacher attends space camp
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A Rockdale County teacher joined 204 middle school math and science teachers to take a teacher-only field trip out of this world. Tselane Chestnut, a seventh-grade science teacher at Edwards Middle School in Conyers, was among teachers who represented 27 countries and were awarded scholarships to attend the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy (HESA), a camp that celebrated its 10th anniversary this year of “inspiring teachers, who, in turn, inspire students to pursue STEM education and careers.” Teachers, including 144 from 43 U.S. states and territories, traveled to the U.S. Space and