The document outlines the Space Awareness project which aims to inspire students, particularly girls and ethnic minorities, about space science careers using educational resources on space, Earth observation, and Galileo. The project will develop educational kits, provide access to existing materials, create a space career hub, and support teachers. Run from 2015-2018 by 10 European partners, it expects to reach over 120,000 students through 150 events and 3,500 trained teachers.

1. Space Awareness
March 2015 - 2018
5th Scientix Meeting – April 24, 2015
Audrey Korczynska – Project Manager
Leiden Observatory, Education and Public Outreach

2. • Inspire the next generations of engineers and scientists using the
excitement of space, with a focus on girls and ethnic minorities.
• Use space to broaden children’s minds, develop a sense of
European and global citizenship, and foster tolerance for diverse
culture.
• Build long-term partnerships between people from different cultural
backgrounds and countries inside and outside Europe.
• Help build the scientific and technological capacity of developing
countries, particularly in Africa
Objectives

3. Educational resources
Development of new educational kits
• Space sciences: “Our Wonderful Cosmos”
• Earth observation – Copernicus: “Our Fragile Earth”
• Galileo: “Navigation through Ages”
Ease access to existing high quality resources
• Educational material
• Citizen science initiatives
Products developed under Creative Commons License
(Attribution 4.0 International)

4. Space career hub
• Select and present role models
• Show accessibility and diversity of careers
• Include gender balance and inclusion
• Inform about space news and “dreams”
Share the excitment and challenges of space science careers

5. o Space news for kids and adults
o Space, careers, and techniques.
o A mini-website
• An already established wide
network of translators
www.unawe.org/kids/
Space Scoop

6. Teachers and educators support
• Development of training modules
• Organisation of an international workshop
• Development of an international network
• National support of 19 nodes

7. Timeline
2015
•Social media and website launches (autumn)
•Development phase
• Teacher training, educational material, career hubs...
2016
• Test of the resources and translations
• Ready to use resources!
• International workshops for teachers (oct)
2017
• High level event at the European Commission
• Development of science career additional
material

8. The team: 10 experienced partners
• European Schoolnet - Belgium/Europe
• University College London - UK
• Ellinogermaniki Agogi - Greece
• Ciência Viva - Portugal
• Open University - UK
• Ecsite – Belgium/International
• Nuclio - Portugal
• Max Planck Gesellschaft, Haus der Astronomie - Germany
• IAU Office of Astronomy for Development - South Africa/International
• Coordinator: Leiden Observatory - Netherlands

9. 5 international networks involved
A potential reach of about 600 network members through:

10. 19 national dissemination nodes
Belgium Planetarium of the Royal Belgian Observatory (ESERO)
Bulgaria Municipal Centre for Extracurricular Activities, Pleven region
Czech Republic Scientifica (ESERO)
England, UK National STEM Centre, Unviersity of York (ESERO)
France Observatoire de Paris
Germany Haus der Astronomy
Greece Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Ireland SFI Discover (ESERO)
Italy Googol National Cultural Association
Netherlands NEMO Science Centre (ESERO)
Latvia Astronomijas Instituts, Latvijas Universitate
Northern Ireland, UK Armagh Observatory
Poland New Space Foundation
Portugal Ciencia Viva (ESERO)
Romania Romania Space Agency (ESERO)
Norway Norwegian Centre for Space-related Education (ESERO)
Scotland, UK Royal Observatory Edinburgh
Spain University of Valencia, Astronomical Observatory
South Africa NRF South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)

11. Advisory board
Science
• ESA representative to ensure a close
collaboration with the project
Industry and space careers
• Industry representative to stimutale links
with space industry and careers
Gender balance
• A successful female scientist to advise about
gender issues
Europe
• A representation of the European Commission
to ensure the respect of EU requirements

12. Expected impacts
At least 3,500 teachers
More than 120,000 young people
100 to 150 events

13. Next steps
Project just launched !
 September 2015: Social media opening
 October 2015: full version of www.space-awareness.org released during
Space Week

14. Keep in touch!
• Contact national partners
• Visit the website and subscribe
• Start spreading the word!

15. Space Awareness
www.space-awareness.org
Audrey Korczynska
Project Manager
akorczynska@strw.leidenuniv.nl
@audrey_mcs