Astronomy Quiz Competition
We are pleased to announce the First Edition (Junior High Schools) Astronomy Quiz Competition happening on Friday 2nd June 2023 at the Ghana Radio Astronomy Observatory (GRAO)
Workshop for Astronomy club patrons took place from Thursday 1st September to 2nd September 2022.
Day 2: Sessions were on the EM Spectrum, Telescopes and Satellites.
Workshop for Astronomy club patrons took place from Thursday 1st September to 2nd September 2022.
Day 1: Sessions were on Scientific Method, Earth, Moon, sun and eclipse, solar system and Galaxies. Presentation was done by the PRAGSAC team and activities were carried out with the patrons at the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI).
The PRAGSAC team met the patrons on Wednesday evening 31st August 2022 to introduce themselves and the Astronomy in Ghana project in preparation for the Patrons workshop.
PRAGSAC patrons workshop was organised to train the teachers(patrons) who will run the astronomy clubs.
The PRAGSAC team on thursday morning August 11, 2022, visited St. Martha’s Catholic Basic B in the Central Region of Ghana for the initial presentation visit.
The presentation was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The students and teachers were excited to learn more about astronomy. Also present was the Municipal Director of Education for Awutu Senya East, Ms Faustina Alimatu Braimah. At the end of the presentation, the Municipal Director of Education inaugurated the astronomy club for the school.
The PRAGSAC team visited the Christ Church Anglican School in Cape Coast on the 9th August 2022 for the Astronomy in Ghana initial presentation.
The presentation which started at 12:05 pm was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The pupils were curious and excited to learn about astronomy.
The PRAGSAC team on Tuesday afternoon, July 26, 2022, visited St. Mary’s Anglican Basic School A in the Central Region of Ghana for the initial presentation visit.
The presentation started around 1:15 pm. About 100 JHS students and 6 teachers were present. Also present was the Municipal Director of Education for Awutu Senya East, Ms Faustina Alimatu Braimah. The presentation was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The students and teachers were excited to learn about astronomy. At the end of…
The PRAGSAC team on Tuesday morning, July 26, 2022, visited the Dormeabra Methodist School 2 in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana for the initial presentation visit.
The presentation started around 9 am. About 150 students and 5 teachers were present, including the Head of Dormeabra Methodist School 1. The presentation was on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The presentation was well received with a lot of questions from the students and teachers.
The PRAGSAC team on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, visited the EP Kekeli International School for the initial presentation visit.
In the first part, the team gave a presentation on “The importance of astronomy to Ghana. The team talked about what astronomy is, how and why do we study the universe, astronomy and innovation, astronomy in Ghana and careers in astronomy. The team had a great time interacting with the students and teachers. The second…
The PRAGSAC team met with the school Heads via Google Meet
The PRAGSAC team met with the school Heads via Google Meet during the AG project onboard meeting on 17th June 2022 to introduce the team and the Astronomy in Ghana project to them.