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S OUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE. SCBP June 2014 ( SALT Board). S OUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE. Outreach Statistics . People ( learners and teachers and members of the public reached in 2013/ 14 Learners : 23 863 Teachers : 1 945 Public : 13 044
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SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE SCBP June 2014 ( SALT Board)
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE Outreach Statistics • People ( learners and teachers and members of the public reached in 2013/ 14 • Learners : 23 863 • Teachers : 1 945 • Public : 13 044 • New Resources created : 11 ( Curriculum based CDs for teachers, 4 new exhibits for public exhibitions, dark sky kit, infra red astronomy kit) • Total people reached for 2013/14 financial year : 39 248
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE Highlights 2013/14 • SAAO/SALT exhibition rated Third Best exhibition at National Science Festival • Training of 1945 teachers in the teaching of astronomy in the curriculum • SALT CBP acknowledged by Science and Technology Parliamentary Portfolio Committee ( hosted in April) • Robotic Telescope Programme ( Los Cumbres Telescope) • National Astronomy Quiz online and also Afrikaans Translations • Incorporation of astronomy software in the teaching of science at schools • African Cultural Astronomy Resources ( Stellarium and World Wide Telescope tours based on African culture) • Conclusion of Universe Awareness Programme ( UNAWE) • Resources , Kit and exhibition Development ( 11 new resources)
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE Successes with SALT partners • A wonderful and successful visit by University of Gottingen physics students led by Stefano : School visits in Cape Town and in Sutherland. Programmes for the youth in the community Development Centre in Sutherland • SCBP is proud to have initiated the donation of the Planetarium programmes ( Cosmic Collisions, Passport to the Universe, The Search for life) to the new Naval Planetarium in Bloemfontein. Thanks to AMNH and Dr Mike Shara. • Thanks to University of Central Lancashire , University of Southampton, Dartmouth College for their continued support for SALT Stobie Scholarship ( No applicants were received)
SOUTHERN AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE Future Programmes and suggestions • University of Dartmouth students visit led by Prof Brian Chaboyer to South Africa for 10 weeks. They intend to run outreach programmes • SCBP recently purchased a digital inflatable planetarium : what are the possibilities of obtaining shows from University of Southampton Astronomy outreach team? • The Astronomy Camp with University of Wisconsin for Sutherland learners …is it still in the pipeline • University of Gottigen : Time and Use of MONET ( North by high schools students of South Africa; how do we obtain that time?) • What are the possibilities post graduate of training ( Masters and PhDs) in science education for South African teachers . University of Rutgers, North Carolina and Wisconsin seem to have great science education programmes. • It would be interesting to have post graduate social science ( Masters and PhD coming to do research on impact of SALT on the community of Sutherland