Monthly Archives: September 2020

Under the Sky of Iran Campaign

Target location: Iran and Afghanistan Target audience: The project can include different groups of people, but the content of our training and teaching is prepared and designed for early, middle and late adolescence, especially those living in deprived and underdeveloped cities with limited access to the Internet or not even technological and digital devices. Teachers […]

Translating and Distributing ‘Space Scoop’ to Students in Underprivileged Areas of Pakistan

Target location: Pakistan Target audience: School going children who do not have access to the internet. They are particularly hit hard by the school closures due to the pandemic. Students who belong to distant/underprivileged areas of Pakistan where English medium schools do not exist and their education is primarily in Urdu. Apart from this, this […]

Time and Data for Tutors

Target location: South Africa Target audience: University graduate students who work as tutors for undergraduates. Universities across the world, including in South Africa, are moving to online means for teaching and learning. While the University of the Western Cape has launched a vast campaign to raise funds for laptops and data packages for students, teaching […]

Teacher Training on Teaching Science (Physics) and Mathematics using Astronomy and Astrophysics

Target location: Uganda Target audience: Primary and Secondary school teachers and teacher trainees of Science (Physics) and Mathematics The project will continue the training of teachers initiated by the Network for Astronomy School Education (NASE) training in 2019. The training be conducted online and the teachers will be supported with materials and mobile data

Slooh Online Astronomy Education

Target location: Worldwide Target audience: Schools & University students across the world Slooh has enabled people to explore the universe together through its global network of telescopes. Slooh’s automated observatories develop celestial images in real-time for broadcast to the Internet. The grant will be used to support Slooh’s “Home based Astronomy online classes” for students […]