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Title: SALT COLLATERAL BENEFITS PROGRAMME


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SALT COLLATERAL BENEFITS PROGRAMME Isobel
Bassett Cedric Jacobs Natalie Jones Karel
Klein Kevin Govender Sivuyile Manxoyi Dave
OHearns (c) Glenda Stoffels (c)
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General
  • Visits/Collaborations within South Africa
  • Cape Town Planetarium (Iziko)
  • Johannesburg Planetarium
  • HartRAO
  • Boyden Observatory
  • KAT/SKA
  • Astronomical Society of South Africa
  • South African Institute of Physics
  • Primary Science Programme
  • Ort-Tech
  • MTN Sciencentre
  • National Development Agency
  • Tourism Enterprise Programme
  • Karoo-Hoogland Municipality
  • Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme
  • Military Service Corps

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General
  • Visits/Collaborations outside of South Africa
  • Lesotho Department of Education
  • Museums Association of Namibia
  • Outreach Organisations in Mozambique
  • AMNH
  • Rutgers
  • Wisconsin
  • University of Texas
  • McDonald Observatory
  • Fort Davis
  • California Science Centre
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Labs
  • Spitzer Science Centre
  • UCLan
  • Southampton
  • Universe Awareness Programme
  • Tekapo, New Zealand

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General
  • Conferences/Workshops
  • SAASTA Workshop for outreach at National
    Facilities
  • South African Institute of Physics
  • Astronomical Society of South Africa
  • South African Space Council Workshop
  • Universe Awareness Workshop
  • African Science Communication Conference
  • South African Association of Science and
    Technology Centres

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Education
  • Ongoing
  • Teacher and learner workshops in Cape Town
  • Development and upgrade of educational resources
  • Ongoing work-shadow programmes
  • Science Clubs in Schools
  • Close involvement with Physics Education
    sub-committee of SAIP
  • PhD scholarship programme through SALT partners

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Education
  • Specific Projects
  • Teacher development and enrichment programmes
    (Ort-tech and SAAO/SALT)
  • National Science Week (Cape Town and Sutherland)
  • Joint teacher development workshop (iThemba, HMO,
    SAAO/SALT)
  • Mellony Sparks Astronomy Interest Group for
    Teachers (Cape Town)
  • Teacher development programme with University of
    Wisconsin
  • Teacher and learner programme at the SAIP
    conference
  • Womens day role modelling programme (Cape Town)
  • Teacher development and partnerships with Rutgers
    University
  • Astronomy Quiz for schools (Western and Northern
    Cape 4 rounds)
  • Partial Solar Eclipse
  • Total Lunar Eclipse
  • Space Week (Cape Town, Sutherland, Grabouw)
  • Astronomy Month
  • Distribution of resources to key points in SA,
    Lesotho
  • Joint projects with Northern Hemisphere schools
  • ASSA collaboration for linking SA schools through
    astronomy

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Public Awareness and Outreach
  • Ongoing
  • Tour programme and Visitor Centre at Sutherland
    (day and night tours)
  • Open nights in Cape Town (and ad hoc day
    visitors)
  • Development of resources for public (including
    items to be sold)
  • Distribution of resources to various career expos
    and festivals
  • Street Astronomy e.g. telescopes on Lions Head

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Public Awareness and Outreach
  • Specific Events
  • National Science Week
  • Contribution to the Astronomy Travelling Exhibit
    in Namibia (Museums Association of Namibia)
  • Sasol TechnoX
  • Cape Tourism Expo
  • InsiteX
  • Indaba Tourism Expo
  • Namaqua Festival

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Socio-Economic Development
  • Ongoing
  • Close working relationships with various
    development stakeholders including
  • Karoo-Hoogland Municipality
  • National Development Agency
  • Tourism Enterprise Programme
  • Succulent Karoo Ecosystem Programme
  • Military Service Corps
  • Regular (monthly) community meetings hosted by
    SAAO
  • Exploration of the various socio-economic roles
    of SALT in South African Society

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Socio-Economic Development
  • Specific Projects
  • Creation of a tourism route in Karoo-Hoogland
  • Schools Arts and Crafts Competition
  • Races and Festivals in Karoo-Hoogland
  • Skills assessment
  • Community tour guide programmes
  • Tarring of roads (setup of road committees)
  • Informal accommodation project
  • Arts and Crafts development projects
  • Hiking trails under development with astronomy
    theme and overnight options
  • Youth development projects including camps and
    DVD evenings
  • Paleo surface preservation and utilisation
  • Brainstorming sessions
  • Light Pollution Policy in Karoo-Hoogland
  • Rehabilitation of area around SALT (HK)

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Current Major Projects
  • Consolidation of South African Astronomy Outreach
    Community
  • International Year of Astronomy 2009
  • Universe Awareness Programme (targeted at young
    rural kids)
  • Bringing together all African Countries under
    Astronomy Outreach and Education (2 regional
    workshops)

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Ways of Using Astronomy Students
  • In SA
  • Talks at schools
  • Participation in star-gazing evenings
  • Street Astronomy
  • Festivals (e.g. Scifest)
  • From anywhere in the world
  • Development of resource modules for schools
  • Video conferences
  • Skypecasts
  • Co-ordinate one end of North-South link
  • Host learners/teachers during exchange programmes

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