[AANC Contacts] Share Your Enthusiasm for Astronomy in a Local School Classroom: Project ASTRO

[Andrew Fraknoi]

GIVE A CHILD THE UNIVERSE:
SHARE YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR ASTRONOMY WITH A CLASSROOM NEAR YOU

Project ASTRO is looking for amateur and 
professional astronomers to work with teachers 
and students in 3rd ­ 9th grade classrooms. This 
is a great opportunity to share your love of 
astronomy with an enthusiastic audience and help kids learn about science.

Bay Area Project ASTRO, part of a national 
program at the Astronomical Society of the 
Pacific, pairs you with a local teacher at a 
school convenient for you. Together, you and your 
teacher partner first attend a 2-day summer 
workshop to learn hands-on, inquiry-based 
astronomy activities designed to involve students 
in the excitement of scientific discovery.

Astronomer and teacher partners receive “The 
Universe at Your Fingertips,” a rich curriculum 
resource, as well as access to books, videos, and 
telescopes from our lending library. Throughout 
the year, partners are invited to attend follow-up workshops.

Project ASTRO emphasizes ongoing partnerships 
that foster a nurturing environment for students 
to learn. To accomplish this, astronomers make at 
least four visits to their adopted classroom at mutually convenient times.

Project ASTRO has been operating since 1993 in 
the Bay Area. Previous participants often report 
that it is one of the most satisfying volunteer endeavors they have undertaken.

Graduate students and advanced undergraduate 
students majoring in astronomy are also encouraged to apply.

Astronomer applications are now being accepted 
for the 2010 - 2011 school year. The deadline is 
Friday, June 11th and space is limited.  All 
participants are required to attend a 2-day 
workshop held August 6 & 7, 2010, at the San 
Mateo County Office of Education in Redwood City.

APPLY ONLINE by JUNE 11th:
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/bayarea/volunteer.html

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

If you have questions, please contact
Brian Kruse, Project ASTRO Coordinator
Email: bayareaastro at astrosociety.org

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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.


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Andrew Fraknoi, Chair, Astronomy Program
Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd.,
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, USA

Telephone: (650) 949-7288
E-mail: fraknoiandrew at fhda.edu
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