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Students at the Waiakea High School have been awarded observing time on Mauna Kea as well observing time using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network (one of their telescopes is on Haleakala). This is part of the Maunakea Scholars program created and funded by the MK observatories.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/commenta...scope-time
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Designed to bring Hawaii’s high-schoolers into one of the most advanced observatory communities, Maunakea Scholars helps aspiring astronomers envision their potential of pursuing a career in STEM-related fields. It is the first program of its kind internationally to allocate observing time at major observatories for the direct educational advancement of students."
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This should be very exciting for the students! I'm happy for them.
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Yes Tom, this is a wonderful use of the assets on the Mauna! Early education leads to learned adults!
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Fabulous news!
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I should also add that the annual "Journey Through the Universe" event has been taking place this week, which is aimed at children on the island.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news...nomy-other
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Fourth-grader Kallen Fujioka said he already was considering a career as an astronaut or a pilot. He said he enjoyed learning about different occupations at NASA and liked a refresher on subjects with which he already was familiar — the atmosphere, asteroid belts and Pluto, to name a few.
“I like learning about space, it’s really interesting,” Kallen said. “I think it’d be pretty cool to work at NASA.”"
Journey Through the Universe website:
http://www.gemini.edu/journey
Good evening Astronomer TomK.
Thanks for sharing, This is truly exciting Educational news for a few of our island Keiki. It's definitely a convenient start and It's much better to be late than absent forever.
TomK, Like I once mentioned sometime ago on another TMT thread, "IF" or when Big Island keiki were to start seeing some of the many observatories past promises of fifty years. Then they would most likely first go to the most privileged keiki anyway, like the waiakea or HPA students.
Although I am very fond of the hard working Fujioka family and it's nice to see that Nasa dreams can now be as real as baseball dreams for them. It would also be amazing to see some true native Hawaiian Keiki from Hilo-Pahoa-Keaau-Pahala-Kona with these same or equal types of opportunities and dreams. jmo
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Gypsy, astronomy has done far more for education on this island than you (or I) ever will.
No need to grant or restrict access based on DNA, we're all people.
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"Although I am very fond of the hard working Fujioka family and it's nice to see that Nasa dreams can now be as real as baseball dreams for them. It would also be amazing to see some true native Hawaiian Keiki from Hilo-Pahoa-Keaau-Pahala-Kona with these same or equal types of opportunities and dreams."
There's nothing stopping children from those schools from participating in these projects. It's up to the schools whether they choose to participate or not, not the observatories. And if you had bothered to read the Trib article:
"Journey Through the Universe also led a workshop for teachers in the Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa Complex Area."
My apologies TomK, Great workshop for the "Teachers" in those Ka'u-Keaau-Pahoa areas. Have a good night TomK.
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"Great workshop for the "Teachers" in those Ka'u-Keaau-Pahoa areas."
Why put teachers within quotation marks?
