Acornhoek Physics Summer School Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/flagship-3/acornhoek-physics-summer-school/ Astronomy for a better world! Tue, 23 May 2023 09:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg Acornhoek Physics Summer School Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/flagship-3/acornhoek-physics-summer-school/ 32 32 Astronomy Program to Improve Science & Math Outcomes in High School https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-program-to-improve-science-math-outcomes-in-high-school/ Tue, 23 May 2023 09:46:57 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=27796 The main goal of the APSS project was to develop a sustainable model that uses astronomy to improve the low levels of science and math outcomes in rural areas of South Africa. To achieve this, the project organised a number of complementary activities, involving various stakeholders and targeting multiple audiences – a teachers workshop, parents [...]

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]]> Alumni Teach and Mentor Students in Rural South Africa https://astro4dev.org/alumni-teach-and-mentor-students-in-rural-south-africa/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:58:29 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26451 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 [...]

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]]> Overview: Acornhoek Physics Summer School https://astro4dev.org/overview-acornhoek-physics-summer-school/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:11:00 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24302 South Africa’s public education sector is performing extremely poorly in international benchmarks for mathematics and science (TIMSS 2019). Our main goal is to develop a sustainable model that addresses the challenges faced by many students in mathematics and science, mostly in rural areas, creates interest for science in young people through astronomy and digitises education. [...]

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