Core project idea: To hold an astronomy-scouts camp for students between the ages of 12 and 15 years to build interest in Astronomy and protecting the night sky, to inspire uptake of STEM and engineering subjects for both girls and boys and forge relationships with the Kenya Scouts Association. What we will do: We will […]
Category Archives: Flagship 3
2022, Acornhoek Physics Summer School, Sub-Saharan Africa
Alumni Teach and Mentor Students in Rural South Africa
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Oct
Oct
The Acornhoek Physics Summer School (APSS) is an annual 3-week program aimed at grade 11 learners, run during December and January holidays. During the program learners are introduced to grade 12 maths and science so that when they start their last year of school leading to the South African National Certificate, they are already aware […]
2022, Astronomy training outreach for preschool teachers in malaysia through service-learning approach, Southeast Asia
Pre-school Teacher Training in Malaysia
25
Oct
Oct
ASTROPEST is based on the 21st-century model of teaching and learning, encouraging high quality, inclusive, equitable education, and promoting opportunities for lifelong learning for pre-school teachers. Preschool teachers will receive training in fundamentals of astronomy, hands-on activities, in a 2 days training program. Knowledge transfer activities will also be provided for pre-school kids and the […]
2022, Education for All: promoting education in internally displaced communities in Burkina Faso, Sub-Saharan Africa
Preparations for Astronomy-themed Workshops at IDP Camps in Burkina Faso
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Oct
Oct
Burkina Faso has been subject to terror attacks since 2015 in several parts of the country, with a cluster of violence in the northern and eastern regions. These attacks pose a serious humanitarian crisis, resulting in over a thousand deaths and more than a million internally displaced individuals so far. The majority of displaced persons […]
2022, Astro3DBol - Archaeoastronomy Teaching Kit in Bolivia, Latin America + Caribbean
Astro3DBol Archaeoastronomy Educational Kit, Bolivia
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Oct
Oct
The Astro3DBol project is developing and distributing Archaeoastronomy educational kits in the context of the Tiwanakota culture of Bolivia. The target audience are educators and those interested in Astronomy and the pre-Inca cultures of Bolivia who may develop a thematic class of Tiwanacota Archaeoastronomy. The products of the project are didactic kits, workshops for the […]