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Islas Manianas: Latte Training Offers PSS Hospitality Program Graduates $11,000 In Scholarships

Islas Manianas: Latte Training Offers PSS Hospitality Program Graduates $11,000 In Scholarships

Islas Marianas/ mayo de 2016/Marianas Variety

Resumen: Latte Academy Training Inc., una organización sin fines de lucro centrado en el desarrollo de la fuerza de trabajo regional, ha abierto su competencia por $ 11.000 en becas universitarias. Para calificar, los solicitantes deben haber asistido y completado los cursos de certificación hotelera y de hospitalidad ofrecidos a través del Sistema de Escuelas Públicas CNMI.

(Press Release) — Latte Training Academy Inc., a 501c3 non-profit focused on the development of the regional workforce, has opened its competition for $11,000 in college scholarships. In order to qualify, applicants must have attended and completed the hotel and hospitality certification courses offered through the CNMI Public School System.
“We are truly committed to the development of the regional workforce. The young men and women who have completed our hotel and hospitality certification program through our partnership with the CNMI Public School System represent the promise that our workforce holds. To encourage these dedicated young men and women to further their career development, the Latte Training Academy, launched its Founders Scholarship Program. This program was developed in honor of our founding members, Arielle Buyum, Jeremy Sasamoto and Julian Aguon and is comprised of $11,000 in college scholarships,” said newly elected board president Juan-Carlos Benitez.
The scholarships are geared toward those students who wish to continue their education in the area of hotel and hospitality, with various elements of focus. The Arielle Buyum Women in Business Scholarship is comprised of $2,000, which is available to young women who will pursue a business degree that they intend on utilizing in the hotel and hospitality industry. The Julian Aguon Humanitarian Scholarship offers $2,000 and is open to those LTA graduates who have performed at least 100 hours of community service, while the Jeremy Sasamoto Scholarship Fund offers, $2,000 with a requirement that applicants complete at least 50 hours of community service. The remaining $5,000 in scholarships fall under The Marianas Hospitality Scholarship Fund. All LTA graduates from 2016 and 2015 and 2016 PSS cohorts are encouraged to apply.
“The Latte Training Academy, as a non-profit, is focused on putting as much of our resources towards fulfilling our mission. Not only are we excited about the scholarship program in the area of hotel and hospitality, but we are truly excited about the variety of programs we have launched in the area of Allied Health Care. As we continue to grow, the board is considering expanding our scholarship funding to promote all the areas of career and development that we offer,” said LTA secretary Tina Palacios.

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Papua Nueva Guinea: Mass withdrawal of PNG University students imminent

Papua Nueva Guinea: Mass withdrawal of PNG University students imminent

Papua Nueva Guinea/mayo de 2016/One Papua Nueva Guinea

Resumen: estudiantes que protestaban de la Universidad de Papua Nueva Guinea, que suman cerca de 5.000 han dado a la Administración y el vicerrector, 24 horas de reembolso de sus Semestre 2 reintegro de las cuotas de la escuela y proporcionar sus entradas para regresar a sus provincias de origen. Ahora han amenazado con una retirada masiva que comienza hoy y se destacan sus jardines y la petición. Esto sigue a otra llamada desde el vicerrector ayer a las 4 pm para los estudiantes que regresan a la clase de hoy. Los estudiantes se han negado a boicotear las clases y volverán a ser abordado por la VC hoy
Protesting students of UPNG, numbering close to 5,000 have given the Administration and the Vice Chancellor, 24 hours to reimburse their Semester 2 school fee refunds and provide their tickets to return to their home provinces. They have now threatened a mass withdrawal commencing today and still stand their grounds and petition. This follows another call from the Vice Chancellor yesterday at 4pm for the students to return to class TODAY. The students have refused to boycott classes and will again be addressed by the VC today

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http://www.onepng.com/2016/05/mass-withdrawal-of-png-university.html

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Tonga welcomes skills development in new awards

Tonga welcomes skills development in new awards

Tonga/mayo de 2016/Matangi Tonga Online

Resumen: Hasta 30 nuevos premios se ofrecen a los habitantes de Tonga para estudiar en Australia y el Pacífico en 2017, y los estudiantes serán seleccionados mediante un proceso competitivo tramitado por la Alta Comisión Australiana en consulta con el Gobierno de Tonga.
12 May 2016.
Up to 30 new awards are being offered to Tongans to study in Australia and the Pacific in 2017, and students will be selected through a competitive process managed by the Australian High Commission in consultation with the Government of Tonga.
The Australian High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Mr Andrew Ford, said that in the past 20 years, over 400 Tongan students have received a scholarship from the Australian Government to undertake long term higher education in Australia and the Pacific region. Many others have funded themselves to undertake studies in Australia. 107 students are currently on award.
He welcomed about 50 alumni members to an Australia Alumni Networking Event at the Australian Residence in Nuku’alofa last night, and said that Australia will offer ongoing support for scholarships and alumni activities in Tonga, with expanded support for technical and vocational skills development and a particular focus on opportunities for women.
“Australia’s investments in Australia Awards and the Australia Pacific Technical College are providing opportunities for people from across the Pacific, and helping drive economic growth in the region,” he said.
“The Australian Government is committed to supporting education, training and the development of marketable skills to assist Pacific Islanders to lead more productive lives.”
In 2015, 65 Tongans received Australia Award scholarships or fellowships to study at tertiary institutions in Australia and the Pacific.
Tonga’s Minister of Finance, Hon. ‘Aisake ‘Eke, recognized the importance of the educational assistance, and said that in particular, the technical and vocational skills development in Tonga would help many young people to offer more services to the community.
The event marked the recent launch of an Australian Global Alumni Association.
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http://matangitonga.to/2016/05/13/tonga-welcomes-skills-development-new-awards

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Australia: Sydney’s Finest Asian Australian Students Still Missing Out On Leadership Roles

Australia: Sydney’s Finest Asian Australian Students Still Missing Out On Leadership Roles

Australia/Mayo de 2016/The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun

Resumen
Durante los últimos 20 años consecutivos, una escuela secundaria de Sydney ha sacado los mejores resultados de HSC en el estado. También es una escuela donde hasta el 80 por ciento de los estudiantes provienen de un fondo idioma que no sea inglés, la mayoría de ellos procedentes de familias asiáticas, según el Departamento de Educación de Nueva Gales del Sur.

For the past 20 years in a row, one Sydney high school has taken out the top HSC results in the state.
At James Ruse High in Sydney’s north-west, an ATAR of above 99 is so expected that it became its own satire song.
«100 ATAR, 100 ATAR, 100 ATAR,» year 12 students rapped in a take on Psy’s Gangnam Style. «99.95, not good enough».
It is also a school where up to 80 per cent of students come from a language background other than English, most of them from Asian families, according to the NSW Department of Education.
And yet, the statistics show that despite students of Asian origin dominating the academic scale at schools like James Ruse Agricultural High around the country, few rise to the top of the political, business and academic pile.
Australians of Asian descent make up to 12 per cent of the country’s population but only four members of the federal Parliament. Of the 17 government departments only one counts a leader of Asian descent as its head.
The statistics are similarly damning in the private sector. Only 1.9 per cent of executive managers and 4.2 percent of directors come from Asian backgrounds, according to a 2013 Diversity Council Australia study.
At the entry level, discrimination, conscious or unconscious, is endemic. On average, a Chinese person must submit 68 per cent more applications to gain employment than a person of Anglo-Saxon descent, according to a 2011 study from the Australian National University.
«For 30 years, James Ruse has been pumping out very clever Asians,» said University of Sydney vice-chancellor Michael Spence. «Where are they?»
For Dr Spence, self-interest is a powerful incentive. His newborn son, Ted, is half-Korean. His five children from a previous marriage are of Anglo descent.
«I want to make sure that he has much opportunity as my other children,» he said. «If you say mathematician you probably think east Asian in Australia – if you say leader, you probably think white man.»
«We are only now beginning to say that there is a real issue to face of particular ethnicities. The disparity between the educational success and their leadership attainment is evidence of a bamboo ceiling and the university needs to do its best to overcome it. There are settled cultural patterns that need to be challenged.»
The unconscious bias goes right to the top. The country’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane, has been asked if he worked in IT or Finance, or most recently, as an accountant.
In 2014, Dr Soutphommasane gave a speech that said «the bamboo ceiling» was well and truly above our heads. Not much has changed.
«But conversations are starting,» he said on Friday. «People are beginning to recognise there’s a problem.»
Across academia and business, tentative steps are being made to talk about the touchy subject of race and what is happening to the 99.95 ATAR club when they walk out the school gates. Public leaders are few and far between.
Dr Soutphommasane has initiated a partnership between the University of Sydney business school, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Westpac and Telstra to develop a blueprint for more diverse leadership. PwC alone has a target of 11 per cent of its partners being of Asian origin by 2020.
It’s the perceptions that Dr Soutphommasane, who was born to Chinese and Laotian parents, has spent his career battling against.
«Leaders are expected to be charismatic, assertive and outspoken,» Dr Soutphommasane said on Friday. «At the same time, certain stereotypes of Asian-Australians persist. There is a perception that Asian-Australians are shy, timid and withdrawn.
«Put these together and you have an obvious problem. There can be an assumption that Asian-Australians make for better technicians than leaders. That they may not be able to master Anglo-Australian expectations of leadership.»
Part of the problem lies in the limited number of public faces of Asian identity on our most public platform, television.
Bing Lee and Victor Chang are often rattled off as icons, but you are more likely to find that the public faces of Asian Australians are given as TV chefs like Poh Ling and Adam Liaw.
The ABC’s outgoing managing director, Mark Scott, publicly acknowledged last week that the ABC had not done enough to promote cultural diversity on the public broadcaster.
«On broader diversity, we have a way to go, frankly,» Scott told Buzzfeed. «I draw a parallel to the BBC: when I watch and listen to the BBC when I’m in the UK, I think the on-air talent really represents a diversity of modern Britain and I’m not yet sure we represent the diversity of modern Australia.»
Dr Soutphommasane agrees. «Sadly, the issue doesn’t appear to be treated with any urgency within Australian television,» he said.
«The proof is in the programming: what you see on screen doesn’t remotely reflect the reality of modern Australia. And you still have parts of Australian television that appear comfortable in their periodic fits of casual racism.»
Dr Soutphommasane warned in 2014 that if the situation was not addressed the nation would create a class of professional Asian-Australian coolies in the twenty-first century.
«It would be neither just nor good to have a country where people may comfortably believe that a class of well-educated, ostensibly over-achieving Asian-Australians are perfectly content with remaining in the background, perennially invisible and permanently locked out from the ranks of their society’s leadership,» he said.
For Dr Spence, diversity starts with education. He is canvassing the idea of race targets in his faculties.
«That will be challenging,» he said. «Compared to gender, talking about race is much more problematic in the lucky country.
«But a diverse and contemporary Australia must be the country that lives up to our rhetoric. We have boundless plains to share, we need to make sure we live up that national anthem.»
The story Sydney’s finest Asian Australian students still missing out on leadership roles first appeared on The Sydney Morning Herald.

Fuente: http://www.bellingencourier.com.au/story/3880461/sydneys-finest-asian-australian-students-still-missing-out-on-leadership-roles/?cs=25

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Australian National University’s School of Music ‘poorly managed by the university at all levels’

Australian National University’s School of Music ‘poorly managed by the university at all levels’

Australia/ Mayo de 2016/The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun

Resumen: El ex Comisionado de Servicio Público Andrew Podger dijo que la profundidad de los sentimientos y el estrés emocional que había identificado en la Universidad Nacional de Australia, mientras revisaba el futuro de la Escuela de Música ha sido «sorprendente».
Se ha identificado un punto de referencia de 200 estudiantes universitarios a fin de que la escuela se convierta en económicamente sostenible, pero su documento de consulta también identifica la crisis actual del número de estudiantes, con los estudiantes que hayan caído desde 165 en 2008 a una estimación de 67 en espera de dos semestres de matrícula. la matrícula de posgrado una reducción de 24 a 17. Esto significa que la escuela tiene que crecer en un 300 por ciento de sobrevivir.

Former Public Service Commissioner Andrew Podger said the depth of feeling and emotional stress he had identified at the Australian National University as he reviewed the future of the School of Music had been «striking» and wrongdoing had been identified at all levels of the university.
But Professor Podger said staff had given him positive and constructive feedback on Monday as he unveiled a consultation paper on options to shore up the troubled institution.
He has identified a benchmark of 200 undergraduate students in order for the school to become financially sustainable, but his consultation paper also identifies the current crisis in student numbers, with undergraduates having fallen from 165 in 2008 to an estimate of 67 pending semester two enrolment. Postgraduate enrolments have fallen from 24 to 17.
This means the school must grow by 300 per cent to survive.
The former public service commissioner was appointed by new Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt in February to steer the future of the troubled School of Music.
Professor Podger said «the whole situation has been poorly managed by the university at all levels allowing the distrust and emotional stress to fester».
Professor Schmidt wrote a blog to staff and students on Monday saying «There is no one person or group of people responsible for the difficulties the school has had over many years but it is clear from the discussion paper that the university has not handled the challenges facing the school very well. I want to see us do better».
Professor Podger’s paper proposes a number of options, which will now be put to the community for further consultation before he provides a final document in August.
Options include the school’s curriculum including a stream that produces elite national and international musicians, a stream for those seeking academic careers on the development or study of music and those seeking other professional careers in the music industry, and a stream for those just wanting to enhance their music education while pursuing different careers.
Whatever approach is taken, Professor Podger emphasised the importance of retaining a strong performance element.
Suggested specialities for those elite performers could include piano, strings, brass, woodwind, guitar and percussion, with wide support for the reassertion of the school’s excellence in jazz reputation.
«There is a strong desire, within the school, across the ANU, across the Canberra community and across the wider Australian tertiary music community, for the future of the ANU School of Music to be resolved,» Professor Podger said.
«People desperately want to put the past behind and to identify a clear vision for the future that can be pursued with passion and enthusiasm.»
But his paper acknowledges the depth of the despair and damage apparent at the school, which is largely a result of the change of model and funding cuts instituted by Ian Young.
«My assessment is that, while a number of people have behaved inappropriately and have exacerbated issues by causing distrust, no one person or group can be held solely to blame as the inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour has been broader than that.»
«Some public acknowledgement of this, along with a moratorium on any action in response to alleged past misdemeanours, may help to clear the air and facilitate cultural repair. It would then be reasonable to expect everyone to support whatever direction the vice-chancellor determines for the school, and to work together under the leadership of the new head of school; equally, anyone then not willing to do so should look to moving on elsewhere.»
He believed Professor Schmidt was determined to address the troubled school.
«He is providing by personal example exactly the sort of leadership needed – all my public service experience reveals the critical importance of the top executive ‘walking the talk’.»
Professor Podger did not believe his review would spark a new round of staff departures following a turbulent 18 months in which a steady stream of acclaimed musicians have left.
«I do not expect staff to go. Indeed, the paper proposes investing in some additional staff to support growth in enrolments back to the levels of a decade ago or higher. It also proposes sessional contract arrangements to improve instrument tuition and performance education, replacing the Performance Development Allowance introduced in 2012.
The ANU has so far failed to attract a new head following the shock departure of Peter Tregear last August – widely understood to have been forced out after calling management to account on staff workload and resourcing issues.
Professor Podger stressed a new leader needed adequate support.
On the vexed issue of governance, with the school run out of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Podger raised the issue of detaching the school from the college given long-term tensions between the two.
Financially, Professor Podger has set a benchmark of 200 undergraduate students and 20 postgraduate students for sustainability if the university decides to focus on a core curriculum that would provide quality music education for non-elite students.
This would require an increase in the vice-chancellor’s allocation to the school from $1.4 million currently to about $2 million a year and invest as much as $3 million for up to five years in order to attract relevant staff and support while student numbers were built.
Providing the elite stream on top of that would cost $750,000 a year.
There were considerable calls for ACT funding – currently provided through an ArtsACT grant of about $1.4 million a year which is quarantined for music outreach to the community – to be increased.The report also notes the «substantial reductions in the real value of its support over the last 20 years» with the ACT’s contribution falling in real terms from $2.74 million in 1995.
The paper can be viewed athttp://imagedepot.anu.edu.au/scapa/Website/Final_Discussion_Paper_020516.pdf
The story Australian National University’s School of Music ‘poorly managed by the university at all levels’ first appeared on The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Nueva Zelanda: A day in the digital life of teenagers

Nueva Zelanda: A day in the digital life of teenagers

Nueva Zelanda/mayo de 2016/Stuff.co.nz

Resumen: Cada generación de jóvenes evoca un nuevo temor en la conciencia pública: donde antes era el rock ‘n’ roll, hoy en día la preocupación es que las vidas de los adolescentes están dominados por los medios digitales. La preocupación es que el diluvio digital puede afectar su capacidad de aprender, conversar, deletrear, y más. ¿No tienen tiempo para las pausadas conversaciones cara a cara, para pasar tiempo con la familia, o incluso para una buena noche de sueño, el cual es interrumpido por la brillante pantalla de un teléfono inteligente?
Pasé un año con una clase de jóvenes de 13 años de edad para averiguar. Este año de trabajo de campo significaba pasar tiempo con ellos en la escuela, en casa, con los amigos y en línea. En lugar de preocuparme por su bienestar, me encontré animada de lo bien que manejan la enorme afluencia de dispositivos digitales y contenidos que ahora llenan sus vidas. Esta visión de la vida de 28 adolescentes revela cómo es de diversa sus vidas y sus enfoques. Hay muchas razones para esto, pero cuanto más sabemos acerca de la vida de los adolescentes, más claro se ve que los jóvenes no estan más interesados en estar constantemente conectados con los adultos que los rodean. Lo que quieren es tener la opción de cuándo y dónde para desconectarse, a menudo, del mundo conflictivo de los adultos en el que se encuentran.

With each generation the public consciousness conjures up a new fear for our youth: where once it was rock ‘n’ roll, today the concern is that teenagers’ lives are dominated by digital media.
The worry is that the digital deluge may affect their capacity to learn, to converse, to spell, and more besides. Have they no time for the leisurely face-to-face conversations of old, for spending time with family, or even for a good night’s sleep uninterrupted by the glowing screen of a smartphone? I spent a year with a class of 13-year-olds to find out.
This year of fieldwork meant spending time with them at school, at home, with friends and online. Rather than concern for their welfare, I found myself encouraged at how well they managed the huge influx of digital devices and content that now fill their lives.
Writing up my research findings and thoughts in The Class: Living and Learning in the Digital Age, I found what teenagers wish for most is control over how they spend their time and with whom – not just to use digital media for its own sake.

At school
Arriving at school in the morning was stressful as the teenagers made the transition from sleepiness and comfort at home to being on full alert and constrained by the stringent rules of school. One teenager, Fesse, was usually late – partly because he played Xbox till late into the night and partly because he relied on his older sister to chivvy him out of the house each morning. Another, Salma, arrived neat and calm, having texted her friends early to synchronise walking to school together, chatting all the way.
For much of the day the class faced the smart whiteboard at the front, through which teachers integrated YouTube clips and other electronic resources into their lessons. It’s clear that teachers are still working out how to do this and what the value might be. We witnessed a fair number of struggles to make the technology work, or sometimes to engage pupils with digital media in the classroom. For instance, the teaching of music technology at school didn’t really build on Fesse or Giselle’s enthusiastic experimentation with music in their leisure time.
More successful was the routine use of SIMS, the school’s information management system, in which students’ attendance or absence, good or bad behaviour, grades and progress were recorded by teachers throughout the day.
In-between times
Let’s face it, it’s not only teenagers that can’t put their phones down. WhisperToMe
The walk home from school turned out to be a significant moment for the teenagers – a relaxed time in between one thing and another, away from adult scrutiny. It was often the last chance to talk to friends face-to-face before returning home – where the teenagers would reconnect online. They liked to stretch this journey out, unwinding from the demanding rhythm of the school day. While their phones were in hand frequently checking for messages and sharing updates and jokes, the point was to spend time together, face to face.
At home
Homework was often accompanied by Facebook, partly as a distraction and partly for summoning help from friends. Some became quickly absorbed in computer games. Nick played with the schoolmates he had spent all day with, Adam with people from the online multi-player game in which he could adopt an identity he felt was truly himself. Giselle, meanwhile, played with friends and family in the incredibly popular world of Minecraft.
Abby’s lively family enveloped her in a world of talk against a constand backdrop of music playing. Megan worked on creating her private online space in Tumblr – hours passing by unnoticed. Max, Jenna and Alice would gather at Alice’s house to chat, mess around and talk about Harry Potter. Shane would cycle out on his bike whenever he could.
Each found themselves drawn, to varying degrees, into their parents’ efforts to gather as a family, at supper, through shared hobbies, looking after pets, or simply chatting in front of the television – albeit each with phones or tablets at the ready – before peeling off in separate directions.
Switching on and off – as they choose
This insight into the lives of 28 teenagers reveals how diverse their lives and approaches are. While most possess phones and use Facebook, they use them differently to pursue different interests, sometimes deployed to connect with others and sometimes to tune them out. There are many reasons for this, but the more we know about teenagers’ lives the clearer it becomes that young people are no more interested in being constantly plugged in than are the adults around them. What they want is to have the choice of when and where to disconnect from the often rulebound and conflicted world of grown-ups they find themselves in.
Digital devices and the uses they put them to have become teenagers’ way of asserting their agency – a shield from bossy parents or annoying younger siblings or seemingly critical teachers, a means to connect with sympathetic friends or catching up with ongoing peer «drama». In fact the overriding importance of agency to teenagers is shown in the way they avoid the growing digital embrace of their schools – teachers’ use of digital media in class or email or the internet to contact them at home is met with whispers and even slower walks home, so as to extract the maximum time spent with friends and unobserved by adults.
As adults and parents, we might spend less time worrying about what they get up to as teenagers and more time with them, discussing the challenges that lie ahead for them as adults in an increasingly connected world.
Sonia Livingstone

Fuente: http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/79929515/A-day-in-the-digital-life-of-teenage
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Australia: School’s rising stars get out-of-this-world experience

Australia: School’s rising stars get out-of-this-world experience

Australia/Mayo de 2016/Bay of Plenty Times

RESUMEN
Estudiantes de la Escuela Primaria Tauranga, están experimentando el cielo de la noche bajo una cúpula hinchable. El “Starlab portátil” está de visita en la escuela esta semana. La maestra Gloria Witheford enseña a los niños acerca de la astronomía. Cerca del centro de la cúpula, la Sra Witheford controla una lámpara que, dependiendo de la cubierta usada, ilumina las paredes de la cúpula con las constelaciones del cielo nocturno como se ve actualmente. La cúpula es plegable y cabe en una bolsa grande. Ms Witheford lo lleva a las escuelas de la Isla Norte y cubre la parte del programa de estudios sobre astronomía. «Dependiendo de la edad, podemos fijarnos en el sistema solar, Tengo películas y diapositivas sobre el sistema solar.»Nos fijamos en lo que está en el cielo en el momento en que los niños pueden llevar a sus padres fuera en casa y mostrarles lo que han aprendido, asi lo señalo Witheford.
Tauranga Primary pupils are experiencing the night sky under an inflatable dome in their school hall.
The portable Starlab is visiting the school this week with owner/operator Gloria Witheford teaching children about astronomy.
Near the centre of the dome, Ms Witheford controls a lamp which, depending on the cover used, lights up the walls of the dome with the constellations of the night sky as it currently looks.
«Depending on their age, we might look at the solar system, I’ve got movies and slides showing the solar system.
«We look at what’s in the sky at the moment so the kids can take their parents outside at home and show them what they’ve learned.
«I’ve had 10-year-olds that have never had a good look at the night sky because their parents think it’s not safe to be outside.
«My attitude is show your parents what you’ve learned, the kids think it’s marvellous knowing more than their parents.»
The children get to hold meteorites – something real from space they can actually touch.
The dome is collapsible and fits into a large bag.
Ms Witheford takes it to schools in the North Island and covers the part of the school curriculum about astronomy.
Por: Sonya Bateson
Tion Tite and Maddison Thomas show off meteorites they learned about in the portable Starlab. Photo / George Novak

Fuente: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11637362

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