2. Project description
June 6th, 2012:
The last transit of our lifetime
Only visible in some parts of the globe, Timor Leste is
one of them
Universe Awareness is using this opportunity to
organize several educational activities in the capital of
Timor Leste: Dili
The activities range from teacher training workshops to
science exhibition and public observing event
3. Goals
Inspire children with the wonders of the
Universe, making it a great stepping-stone that will
trace their interest in science, help them broad their
mind and stimulate a sense of global citizenship
Motivate children to become scientists and
technologists of the future
Invite a new country to be a part of the UNAWE-
community
Use this project as the kick off event to a series of
astronomy events in this new country
4. Team Supervisor: Pedro Russo
Ainil Abdullah Carla Natario
•UNAWE
Science
PhD Writing
Astronomy Assistance
•MSc Research
in Astronomy
Cindy Gunawan Jaya Ramchandani
•MSc
Astronomy
and Science-
BA Dutch Based Business
Studies •UNAWE
Internship in
Business
7. Why Timor Leste?
Recent independence: one of world’s
youngest country
New to educational practices in science in
general and astronomy in particular
We are hoping to open new horizons for
young and bright children of Timor Leste to
pursue scientific knowledge for their country
9. Activities
Children Day need your ideas!
Teacher training: introducing local teachers to
astronomical concepts, with a focus to the
Transit of Venus
School visits: engaging children into science
through fun activities and games.
Talk at the National University of Timor Leste
Science exhibition and transit observation
Follow up meetings
11. Supports
• Portuguese school • Portuguese Ministry of • Leiden Observatory
• Portuguese Embassy Education and Science • LKBF grant
in East Timor • Media coverage
• Media coverage
• East Timor Ministry of
Education
• Alola Foundation Others:
• Timor Newsline • AstroBookDrive
• Baader Planetarium
• EurAstro
• PCs4Kids
• Astronomy Without Borders
• ASEAN Education • Monash Science Centre • IAU Office of Astronomy for
section Australia Development
• Astronomy • CSIRO Astronomy and • NASA Sun-Earth day
Department of ITB Space Science • Global Painting Project
• Individual contributors
12. Contributions so far
Local accommodation (Portuguese Embassy)
Local logistics (Portuguese Embassy, TL government, ITB)
Telescope (ITB)
Solar goggles (EurAstro, crowd funding)
Solar filters (Baader Planetarium)
Educational books (Astrobookdrive, Gradiva)
Laptops (PCs4Kids)
Earthballs (UNAWE)
Galileoscopes (IAU)
Global Painting Project (Eric Chisholm)
Sun-earth day NASA
Universe in a Box (UNAWE)
13. We Need Your Inputs!
Especially on:
Activities with children
Activities with adults