SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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We offer a tour of the DAO and Plaskett telescope along with presentations and activities at the Centre of the Universe.
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We'll come to your school (in the greater Victoria area) and do presentations for interested classes.
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Online version of our school tours for groups unable to do visit us on the hill.
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Our Canadian Youth Exploring Space programme gives students the opportunity to meet a scientist or engineer and find out what they do, what their background is, what motivates them and ask questions. Girls-only sessions are available with female scientists / engineers. These sessions are aimed at grade 4 and up.
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We also offer a free innovative programme called ExoExplorations, that provides teachers with lesson materials about planets around other stars that expand on the usual lessons about planets in our solar system that students traditionally take. Why just talk about the usual 8 (or 9) planets orbiting our Sun? There are over 4,300 planets now known to orbit other suns.
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We are interested in helping teachers plan their astronomy-related activities. If you have questions, want additional resources or help with finding activities, or are looking for information please let us know if you are interested in a professional development session, whether with a group of teachers, or one-on-one.
Email us at schools@centreoftheuniverse.org
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Teachers are welcome to incorporate our online self-guided virtual tour into their lessons. Please let us know if you are doing that and also ask us questions or make suggestions.
We are pleased to announce that the Centre of the Universe has been awarded a grant from the Greater Victoria Savings Credit Union to support STEM programming for schools in SD 61, 62 and 63. This grant aims to increase the accessibility for schools serving families with limited financial resources, Indigenous students and/or girls to participate in STEM programming.
HOW TO APPLY
To obtain this bursary, you will need to complete an application to demonstrate financial need. The criteria for consideration are:
The school must be a public school.
The school must be located within SD 61, 62 or 63.
Must be able to demonstrate financial need.
CONTACT US
Please contact us at schools@centreoftheuniverse.org for bookings and more information.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
These visits are subsidized by the British Columbia Community Gaming Grant. We are also grateful to our individual donors: the Friends of the DAO is a registered educational charity. Finally, we are extremely grateful to the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for their ongoing partnership.