San Francisco Bay Area Family ASTRO

Family ASTRO was launched in the San Francisco Bay Area in March 2001. A special effort was made to recruit leaders from organizations that work with families who are generally underrepresented in science education. Some veteran Project ASTRO partners joined Family ASTRO to add to their repertoire of activities and extend their involvement with families. Other training participants include museum educators and youth group leaders. Our second Bay Area leader training took place in November.

SITES AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Representatives from the following sites have attended a Family ASTRO Leader Training in 2001, and provide families a chance to explore science by using hands-on astronomy activity kits.

San Francisco

Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
Randall Museum

North Bay

Mary Silveira Elementary School
Sonoma County Astronomical Society

East Bay

America Indian Public Charter School
Chabot Space and Science Center
Dublin 4-H Club
Pleasant Hill Middle School
Rosa Parks Elementary School
School of the Madeleine

Peninsula/South Bay

Baldwin Middle School
Blach Middle School
La Honda Elementary School
Parca (serving people with developmental disabilities and their families)
San Carlos Park and Recreation Department
Sandpiper Elementary School
South Bay Taiwanese Youth
The Tech Museum

UPCOMING FAMILY ASTRO LEADER TRAININGS:

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

After a successful launch in 2001, we have received many inquiries about future leader training. We are in the process of setting up a training schedule in order to accommodate as many people as possible. Family ASTRO training will generally be offered on an annual basis.

As part of the Family ASTRO leader training, partners and individuals learn how to use and present our hands-on family astronomy kits, discuss how to best work with families in science education, and develop a practical plan for hosting family events.

If you are an astronomer, 4^th-9^th grade teacher, museum educator, or youth group leader, we encourage you to attend one of our training sessions. For an introduction to hosting family events, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you have any questions about Bay Area Family ASTRO, please contact bayareaastro {at} astrosociety.org.

APPLICATON TO BECOME A FAMILY ASTRO LEADER

Click here for a printable HTML application
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If you are interested in attending the next San Francisco Bay Area Family ASTRO leader training, please fill out an application and return to the ASP by October 10, 2003:

Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Family ASTRO, Bay Area Training
390 Ashton Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94112

Or fax to (415) 337-5205

Attn: Bay Area Family ASTRO