Category Archives: Latin America + Caribbean

Update: press releases

The goal of the project is to establish a strong connection between the astronomical community in Brazil and the press, in order to efficiently reach the general public in the country. In this semester, we have managed to receive funding for three undergraduate fellowships, and have assembled a team of two Astronomy majors and one […]

Update: Events

The Astrobebés project developed in Bogota by the Bogotà Planetary team until July 15, 2017 has intervened at 7 localities targeting the community in three modalities: Institutional Field, Family Area and Activities in the Bogotà Planetarium. 1. Institutional Scope: This modality is defined as the attention given to the community of children from 0 to 3 […]

Astronomy Roadshow in Haiti Schools

astronomy roadshow in Haiti schools

Source: U Mass Lowell A team from the UMass Lowell spent a week teaching more than a hundred schoolchildren in Haiti about astronomy, rocket science, space exploration and the lives of famous scientists, engineers and mathematicians. Called the “Astronomy Roadshow,” the annual trip is part of the educational outreach program organized by the university’s Haiti Development […]

Project plan

The project plan for Astrobabies project is available in English and Spanish The activities have three different audiences: 1. Children aged 0 to 47 months 2. teachers, psychologists, special educators and social workers. 3. Parents and caregivers For the attention of children will attend 10 monthly Institutions in which 2 groups of 20 children with one […]