Molo Mhlaba Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/molo-mhlaba/ Astronomy for a better world! Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:58:27 +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 Molo Mhlaba Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/molo-mhlaba/ 32 32 Celebration of the IAU Astronomy Day in Schools https://astro4dev.org/celebration-of-the-iau-astronomy-day-in-schools/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:58:27 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=19021 The Molo Mhlaba Astro Festival marked the celebration of the IAU Astronomy Day in Schools, attended by female students from four of our partner schools – Chumisa, Luleka, Molo Mhlaba, and Sophumelela. Performances by our Astro Clubs, the opportunity to mingle with astronomers to discuss careers in astronomy and learn about South African instruments – [...]

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]]> Winner of the IAU Women & Girls in Astronomy Prize https://astro4dev.org/winner-of-the-iau-women-girls-in-astronomy-prize/ Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:58:58 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=19025 The Astro Molo Mhalaba project has been selected as the winner of the Women & Girls in Astronomy Prize. In 2019, over 250 events have been organised thus far for IAU100’s Women and Girls in Astronomy initiative. As part of this project, a special contest was organised to recognize and celebrate the efforts of event [...]

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]]> updates https://astro4dev.org/updates/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:10:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18592 Astro Academy: a series of once-a-week astronomy lessons aimed at both grade 11/12 (G11/12) female students from local high schools and recently-matriculated young women from the community. The latter will also be trained to run the above-mentioned Astro Club as Astro Club Facilitators (ACFs). ACFs will receive a bursary for their work in the Astro Club, [...]

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]]> Celebration of Women and Girls in Astronomy and Science day https://astro4dev.org/celebration-of-women-and-girls-in-astronomy-and-science-day/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:42:28 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18426 The UN International Day of Women & Girls in Science and the IAU Women and Girls in Astronomy Day was celebrated at the MM school in Cape Town. Astronomers and students from several institutions volunteered to run a day of activities with the girls at the school. NASA astronaut Ellen S. Baker visited the school [...]

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]]> Call for volunteers https://astro4dev.org/call-for-volunteers/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 15:00:33 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18237 The Molo Mhlaba primary school in Khayelitsha (www.molomhlaba.org) is incredibly excited to announce the launch of its Astronomy Program, which aims to: 1. Develop 20 astronomy-focused classes aimed at primary school students; 2. Recruit, train, and employ Khayelitsha-based, female high-school graduates to run these classes both at Molo Mhlaba and in other primary schools in [...]

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]]> Overview https://astro4dev.org/overview-10/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:51:18 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18020 Molo Mhlaba (MM) offers a radical new approach to schooling in South Africa. With local, low-fee, independent schools in underserved communities, MM provides South Africa’s most vulnerable group – black girls – with access to quality STEM education and career orientation, going beyond standard educational targets to strive for excellence and innovation. MM inspires and [...]

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