What is Project
ASTRO?
Project ASTRO is an astronomy education
program developed by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
(ASP) for the main purpose of keeping students interested in science.
Project ASTRO began in 1993 as a pilot
project in California pairing professional and amateur
astronomers with classroom teachers in grade 4-9. The
Project ASTRO Astronomer-Teacher Partnerships model was
created to combine the expertise of educators and scientists
in an equal, collaborative relationship that translates
directly to the classroom. Designed to form long-term
relationships between astronomers and educators to the
ultimate benefit of students, Project ASTRO was funded a
second time in 1995 by the National Science Foundation to
expand nationally. There are currently fifteen Project ASTRO
Expansion Sites around the country and each is responsible
for Developing and Implementing a Local Project
ASTRO.
For More Information
- See this list of Frequently Asked
Questions
("FAQs") about Project ASTRO. You can also contribute
your own questions.
- Check out the "10
Steps to a Successful Project
ASTRO Partnership."
- Find out about Project ASTRO
expansion
sites
around the country.
Project ASTRO BOSTON
Contact Information
Cathy Clemens, Project ASTRO BOSTON Coordinator
SAO, 60 Garden Street, MS 83, Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: (617) 496-7867 - FAX: (617) 496-7577
email: cclemens @ cfa.harvard.edu (remove spaces)
National Project
ASTRO Contact Information
Daniel Zevin, National Project ASTRO Coordinator
ASP, 390 Ashton Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
Telephone: (415) 337-1100 - FAX (415) 337-5205
email: dzevin @ astrosociety.org (remove spaces)
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