Young Ambassadors for Chemistry

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Taipei, August 2010Taipei, August 2010Taipei, August 2010Taipei, August 2010

• Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands)

• Erica Steenberg (evaluator, South Africa)


YACsYACsYACsYACs

IUPAC project 2003-055-1-050:Young Ambassadors for ChemistryYoung Ambassadors for Chemistry

Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Aim: to enhance the Public Understanding of Chemistry in four target countriesChemistry in four target countries

• Taiwan (TaipeiTaipei);• Argentina (Buenos AiresBuenos Aires);• Russia (Krasnoyarsk, SiberiaKrasnoyarsk, Siberia);• Korea (Gwangju)(Gwangju);• South Africa (Grahamstown) (Grahamstown).involving IUPACIUPAC CCE members and Science Across the Science Across the

WorldWorld co-ordinators (task group).


YAC LogoYAC LogoYAC LogoYAC Logo

DesignDesign

Nicolás Fossati

T.S.Eliot School, Buenos Aires, Argentina


YAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET course

Train the trainers modelTrain the trainers model• training chemistry and languagelanguage teachers;• last day: students’ hands on activity in public

venue: e.g. science fair, shopping mall, super market: students as YACs;

• media coverage: students as Young Young Ambassadors for ChemistryAmbassadors for Chemistry.


Full course: materialsFull course: materialsFull course: materialsFull course: materials

Use of existing Science Across the WorldScience Across the World materials:

• Chemistry in our livesChemistry in our lives• Chemistry as a Cultural EnterpriseChemistry as a Cultural Enterprise

and course materialscourse materials (Train the trainers)

translated* in ‘local’ languagelanguage (downloadable from Science Across the World site)


Science Across the World (1)Science Across the World (1)Science Across the World (1)Science Across the World (1)

Largest global Largest global schools networkschools networkLargest global Largest global

schools networkschools network


Exchange programme between schools world wide

(149 countries), based on two foundations: existing

resources for students (age 10-16) and a database with <8529 participating schools

Science Across the World (2)Science Across the World (2)Science Across the World (2)Science Across the World (2)


Our course (ICCE 21)Our course (ICCE 21)Our course (ICCE 21)Our course (ICCE 21)

• Introduction YAC: history and examples;• demonstration practical work;• teachers’: practical work on cosmetics;• preparation and presentation TV spots;• preparation YAC event;• YAC event;• students’ and teachers’ participation in

participants night.


YAC Taiwan(1): YAC event (2004)YAC Taiwan(1): YAC event (2004)YAC Taiwan(1): YAC event (2004)YAC Taiwan(1): YAC event (2004)


YAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverage

United Daily News


YAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACs



YAC Grahamstown(1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown(1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown(1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown(1), South Africa

YAC!


YAC Grahamstown, South AfricaYAC Grahamstown, South AfricaYAC Grahamstown, South AfricaYAC Grahamstown, South Africa


YAC eventsYAC eventsYAC eventsYAC events

Country YAC venue Number of students involved

Estimated number of passers-by

Taiwan In front of shopping centre in Taipei 101, the tallest building (508 m) in the world

72 not counted

Argentina Japanese garden 30 50

Russia Lecture hall in the Pedagogical University of Krasnoyarsk

108 children, teachers, parents, University students and colleagues from the Centre of Additional Education No 1 and the Pedagogical University

Korea in front of bus station 60 3600

South Africa

square in front of the cathedral, right in the town centre

80 hundreds


YAC (2): EvaluationYAC (2): EvaluationYAC (2): EvaluationYAC (2): Evaluation

NewNew IUPAC project: 2007-005-2-0502007-005-2-050

‘‘Research based evaluation of the YAC project’Research based evaluation of the YAC project’

Data from organisation, teachers, students and the public:South Africa (Grahamstown, March 2007): EricaTaiwan (Taipei, Dec 2007)Mauritius (August 2008)Cyprus (Nicosia, April 2009)Malaysia (Ipoh, April 2010)Philippines (Manila, April 2010)


YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009

47!


YAC CyprusYAC CyprusYAC CyprusYAC Cyprus

Ownership

VIP!



Branding

Chemistry is important!



YACs on the National TV News

at prime time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJD5xthHf0


Summary YAC eventsSummary YAC eventsSummary YAC eventsSummary YAC events

Country YAC venueNumber of students involved

Estimated number of passers-by

MauritiusIn front of a major shopping centre in the capital Réduit

50Many (Saturday

afternoon)

Cyprus On the Square of Freedom 40Many (Saturday

afternoon)

MalaysiaSchool hall (inside)

50

Many colleagues, school representatives,

teacher training students

PhilippinesDome shopping mall (inside)

50Many visitors shopping mall and staff assistants


YAC TaipeiYAC TaipeiYAC TaipeiYAC Taipei

Good luck, Taipei!Good luck, Taipei!

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