More than 1,000 students from Indiana Area School District participated in its Hope Moonshot Day.Image: IASD Messages of hope from students in 30 countries launch the Hope Moonshot February 22, 2021 PITTSBURGH — The Readiness Institute (RI) at Penn State, a Penn State Outreach service, is embarking on a mission to foster hope among people around the world with its launch of the Hope Moonshot program. More than 30 countries have submitted hopes so far and for one area school district, it means all students on board. More than 1,000 students from Indiana Area School District (IASD) participated in its Hope Moonshot Day, a district-wide effort to give all students a chance to share their hopes and dreams for the future. Elizabeth Woods, elementary gifted support teacher for IASD and member of the PA STEM Coalition, said she learned about the Hope Moonshot project through a statewide STEM Ecosystem and shared the details with her colleagues including David Sheeran, a fourth and fifth grade STEAM teacher for IASD.