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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!