Science and Astronomy in Southern Botswana - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/flagship-4-addressing-inequality/science-and-astronomy-in-southern-botswana/ Astronomy for a better world! Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:11:33 +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 Science and Astronomy in Southern Botswana - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/flagship-4-addressing-inequality/science-and-astronomy-in-southern-botswana/ 32 32 Training of Teachers in Rural Botswana https://astro4dev.org/training-of-teachers-in-rural-botswana/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:58:06 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=28295 The SASB project organised a teacher training and stargazing event at Kanye and Machana in Botswana from 6–9 June 2023. Teachers from rural areas and primary schools students from poor socio-economic backgrounds were targeted. The training covered an introduction to Astronomy and the history of Astronomy, definitions of celestial objects, overview of the solar system and [...]

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]]> Overview: Science and Astronomy in Southern Botswana https://astro4dev.org/overview-science-and-astronomy-in-southern-botswana/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:24:18 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26603 Inequality between remote area dwellers and others has long been a problem in Botswana, especially concerning basic education. Distances are great and conditions make equal distribution of resources uneven, a condition exacerbated by the pandemic. Teachers in rural areas live in tents and are often deprived of minimal tools for teaching, let alone introducing young [...]

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