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Addis Ababa, February 2011Addis Ababa, February 2011Addis Ababa, February 2011Addis Ababa, February 2011
• Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands)
• Mei-Hung Chíu (evaluator, Taiwan)
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• Aims– Promotion of chemistry by young students– International collaboration (via chemistry)
• IUPAC CCE Project: Research-based evaluation of the Young Ambassadors for Chemistry project
www.iupac.org/web/ins/2007-005-2-050
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AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam
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IYC 2011Young Ambassadors for Chemistry 6
Amsterdam in December 2010Amsterdam in December 2010Amsterdam in December 2010Amsterdam in December 2010
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Addis AbabaAddis AbabaAddis AbabaAddis Ababa
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Our course: UNESCO IYC 2011Our course: UNESCO IYC 2011Our course: UNESCO IYC 2011Our course: UNESCO IYC 2011
• Introduction YAC: history and examples;• introduction SAW: resources and partners;• hands-on computer international collaboration;• discussions• demonstration practical work;• teachers’: practical work on cosmetics;• preparation and presentation TV spots;• preparation YAC event;• YAC event.
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YACsYACsYACsYACs
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YAC LogoYAC LogoYAC LogoYAC Logo
DesignDesign
Nicolás Fossati
T.S.Eliot School, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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YAC 12x!YAC 12x!YAC 12x!YAC 12x!
Taiwan (Taipei): 2004 Taiwan (Taipei): 2007Argentina (Buenos Aires): 2005
Mauritius (Reduit): 2008
Russia (KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk): 2006
Cyprus (Nicosia): 2009
Korea ((Gwangju)): 2006 Malaysia (Ipoh): 2010Taiwan (Yilan): 2006 Philippines (Manila):
2010
South Africa (Grahamstown): 2007
Taiwan (Taipei): 2010
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YAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET courseYAC INSET course
Train the trainers modelTrain the trainers model• training chemistry and languagelanguage (and other
subject) 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.
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Course: materialsCourse: materialsCourse: materialsCourse: materials
Use of existing Science Across the WorldScience Across the World materials:
• Chemistry in our livesChemistry in our lives
and course materialscourse materials (Train the Trainers) in course book
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Aims repeated• Promotion of chemistry by young students• International collaboration (via chemistry)
• Students do chemical experiments in a busy place and promote their products (and chemistry!)
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YAC Taiwan: event (2004)YAC Taiwan: event (2004)YAC Taiwan: event (2004)YAC Taiwan: event (2004)
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YAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverageYAC Taiwan: media coverage
United Daily News
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YAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACsYAC Taiwan: branding YACs
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YAC Grahamstown (1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (1), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (1), South Africa
YAC!
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YAC Grahamstown (2), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (2), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (2), South AfricaYAC Grahamstown (2), South Africa
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YAC events (1)YAC events (1)YAC events (1)YAC events (1)
Country YAC venueNumber 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
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YAC events (2)YAC events (2)YAC events (2)YAC events (2)
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
TaiwanIn front of City Hall at bottom of Taipei 101
30Passers-by and
conference participants
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YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009YAC Cyprus, April 2009
47!
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YAC Cyprus (2)YAC Cyprus (2)YAC Cyprus (2)YAC Cyprus (2)
Ownership
VIP!
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YAC Cyprus (3)YAC Cyprus (3)YAC Cyprus (3)YAC Cyprus (3)
Branding
Chemistry is important!
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YAC Cyprus (4)YAC Cyprus (4)YAC Cyprus (4)YAC Cyprus (4)
YACs on the National TV News
at prime time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJD5xthHf0
TV Cyprus
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YAC Malaysia 2010
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YAC Philippines 2010
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YAC Korea 2006
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YAC Addis AbabaYAC Addis AbabaYAC Addis AbabaYAC Addis Ababa
Good luck, Addis Ababa!Good luck, Addis Ababa!