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CosmoAmautas OAD Project Publishes in Nature Astronomy Journal

CosmoAmautas project article in Nature Astronomy

The CosmoAmautas teacher training project funded by the IAU OAD have published a comment in Nature Astronomy. The article, “The CosmoAmautas project for equitable scientific education in Peru“, presents how the project team is using astronomy to contribute to an accessible and decentralized scientific education in Peru. 95% of the teachers reported having learnt new […]

Overview: CosmoAmautas- Virtual teacher training in vulnerable regions in Peru

Virtual teacher training Peru

Countries in Latin America are going through the worst educational crisis in their history according to UNESCO. The case of Peru is particularly critical, with the highest reported mortality per capita due to COVID-19, more than 85% of schools closed throughout 2020 and 2021, and the entire public education system declared in a state of […]