Whilst at the Space Exploration Educator’s Conference in Houston, we watched a movie. If you didn’t get at least a tear in your eye – you have a heart make of stone! http://xsciafrica.com/xsci-news/
I had a very inspirational conversation with Brad McLain afterwards. He is part of XSci, the Experiential Science Education Research Collaborative.
Here is a small article about what they are up to:
http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/WhoWeAre/Research/Pages/Xsci-grant-funds-Mt.-Kilimanjaro-climb-for-teachers.aspx
The teachers on the tour were saying how they would like to give their students this type of experience.
I thought this after I had been to Space Camp on the Honeywell scholarship in 2007 – ‘I wish my students could experience this learning!’ I do what those teachers talked about! I take teachers, parents and students for a life changing journey!
The Space Camp excursions I run from school are like the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro.
When you are 10 or 11, imagine being three plane flights from home in another country? We ‘train’ and meet for nearly 18 months BEFORE we go.
Brad and I are talking about inspiring experiences we can offer teachers. Thinking of linking everyone together for a SCUBA dive and stuff! Watch this space!
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