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EDUCATION THROUGH SPACE
Teachers know very well that students are fascinated by space and space technology, but most have neither the time nor the expertise to research information on how these subjects can be used effectively in schools.
The Spacelink Learning Foundation, a registered UK charity, is addressing this gap in the provision of science teaching with an innovative, unique and above all engaging initiative. It will create a one-stop, space based resource on the web for teachers and will also provide hands on experience of and contact with space itself. The enhancement stages will provide Spacelink's own education payload on a shared satellite and ultimately a dedicated satellite of its own, orbiting the Earth and conducting experiments in space that are relevant to the needs of the school community worldwide.
Spacelink's Learning Service will provide teachers with a portfolio of teaching aids and support services to enable them to harness the learning potential of space, delivering the portfolio directly into schools' PCs worldwide, at an affordable cost. This will give teachers and students easy and rapid acess to all parts of the Service, including interacting with real satellites and live transmissions, allowing them to conveniently select materials to satisfy their teaching and learning requirements.
The learning potential of the Service extends way beyond the topic of space itself, into elements of science, mathematics, geography and information technology, and to a lesser extent into a number of other subjects. School students will be able to experience and learn about these subjects from a new and exciting perspective and in ways that are relevant to the modern world.
Our pioneering service will thus provide millions of school students across the globe with new ways to learn about a wide range of subjects and will help motivate them to do so.
Patrons and trustees of the project include some of the UK's most highly regarded scientists and engineers including: Dr Helen Sharman, OBE, the UK's first Astronaut; Sir David Davies, CBE, immediate past-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering; Professor Patrick Dowling, Vice Chancellor and CEO, University of Surrey, and Chairman Surrey Satellite Technoloy Ltd; and Dr Norman White, a former Director of Royal Dutch Shell Group companies and Chairman, Board of Trustees.
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Most of what you may need to know about the Spacelink initiative will hopefully be found here on the site, but if you have any further queries, or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor, partner or a user of our service as it develops, please get in touch with us via the 'contact us' page.
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