Two high school teachers in Oman have been awarded Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy scholarships and will attend the programme at the United States Space & Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Ala.
The event will be held from June 24 to 30, 2008.
Margie Hawthorn, a mathematics teacher at the Al Sahwa School, and Lloyd Clark, a science teacher at ABA, an IB World School in Oman, are the first teachers from the Middle East to have been selected for the Honeywell Educators @ Space.
Their selection followed a rigorous application process involving more than 1,000 competing teachers from around the world.
“I am sure I will value the experience at the Space Academy for the rest of my life,” said Hawthorn, who has been a teacher for the last 15 years. “For the past few years, I have been encouraging the investigative method of study through cross-curricular activities such as ‘mathematics with technology’ and ‘mathematics with art’. The interesting and exciting activities planned during the program are sure to give me a glimpse into a whole new world of opportunities for my students.”
During the programme, each educator will participate in a variety of activities including 50 hours of classroom, laboratory and field training. They will also have the unique opportunity to participate in astronaut training exercises including a high-performance jet simulation, scenario-based space missions, land and water survival training and a state-of-the-art flight dynamics program.
“We at Honeywell believe teachers are instrumental in inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers and mathematicians,” said regional general manager for Honeywell Process Solutions Middle East Larry Perkins.
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