schools Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/schools/ Astronomy for a better world! Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:28:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg schools Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/schools/ 32 32 Astronomy Week in Benin https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-week-in-benin/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:22:11 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24688 Under the OAD project, Mobile Astronomy Village in Benin, the astronomical clubs of Benin organized a week of activities from March 25 to April 1, 2022 in astronomy and space sciences. Several activities were carried out at the University of Abomey-Calavi and some primary and secondary schools in the cities of Porto-Novo and Adjarra. The [...]

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]]> Overview: Astronomy in Ghana https://astro4dev.org/overview-astronomy-in-ghana/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:47:35 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24296 “Astronomy in Ghana” aims to visit various schools within three southern regions of Ghana (Greater Accra, Volta and Central Region) in order to set up school astronomy clubs. The clubs will teach astronomy through the use of talks, discussion and hands-on activities to foster practical problem-solving skills. Students will also be introduced to the diversity [...]

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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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]]> Astronomy Roadshow in Haiti Schools https://astro4dev.org/astronomy-roadshow-in-haiti-schools/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 09:20:24 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24708 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 [...]

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