Category Archives: Under the Same Sky: Teaching the Teachers in Liberia

Final report

The project organized a 6-days workshop for 61 science teachers in Monrovia, Liberia. The educational system, as one of the key drivers for social and economic development, is in a devastating condition after two civil wars and the Ebola crisis. The workshop aimed at supporting the teachers with basic astronomy knowledge and classroom experiments to […]

Teachers Workshop

61 teachers participated in a science teachers workshop organized by the Helping Hands Network (2HNET) at the University of Liberia. The workshop used astronomy as a gateway to scientific literacy & highlight its unifying aspects, important for post-war Liberia. It was also supported as an IAU100 special project. Liberia: Helping Hands Network Inspires High School […]

Overview

We will provide a 2-week workshop for up to 40 science teachers in Monrovia, Liberia. The educational system, as one of the key drivers for social and economical development, is in a devastating condition after two civil wars and the Ebola crisis. We are going to support the teachers with basic astronomy knowledge and classroom […]