[AANC Contacts] Project Astro - call for participants

[Alan Gould]

Forwarding notice from
Allyson Clark <bayareaastro at astrosociety.org>
Project ASTRO Coordinator

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GIVE A CHILD THE UNIVERSE — BRING ASTRONOMY TO THE CLASSROOM

Project ASTRO is looking for astronomers and 
3rd-9th grade teachers to partner and bring 
hands-on astronomy activities to the classroom 
for the 2009-10 school year. Together, you attend 
a 2-day summer workshop to learn inquiry-based 
astronomy activities designed to involve students 
in the excitement of scientific discovery.

Project ASTRO has been operating since 1993 in 
the Bay Area with great success. We emphasize 
ongoing partnerships that foster an engaging 
environment for students to learn and one in 
which they really get to know their astronomer. 
To accomplish this, astronomers make at least 
four visits to their adopted classroom at 
mutually convenient times. Many Project ASTRO 
astronomers go beyond the classroom to organize 
stargazing events, arrange field trips, create 
astronomy clubs, or assist with science fairs.

Applications are now being accepted online for the 2009–10 school year.

All participants are required to attend a 2-day 
workshop to be held August 7 & 8, 2009, at the 
San Mateo County Office of Education in Redwood 
City. The program is free to participants.

APPLY ONLINE by June 12th:
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/bayarea/volunteer.html

CONTACT:
Allyson Clark, Project ASTRO Coordinator
Email: bayareaastro at astrosociety.org

MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.astrosociety.org/baprojectastro.html

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Project ASTRO, a program of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, began with support from the National Science Foundation and the
NASA Office of Space Science. Currently, over 500 active
educator-astronomer partnerships bring the excitement of scientific
discovery through astronomy to over 20,000 students annually.