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Actually viewing and touching exhibits assisted pupils in understanding the concepts. The hands-on visual experience piqued the interest of all the students. They all seemed renewed with vigour to learn science. I definitely believe that the Road Show presented an opportunity to touch and see different aspects in the science curriculum that we as teachers are not able to provide. This experiment has been inspirational to both the students and the teachers as well. The activities were hands-on, pupils were able to participate and be
part of the learning process. I would like to recommend the activities
to all schools. |
The Road Show prioritises schools in rural districts which may not have ready access to the science centre for distance or maybe even economic reasons. The programme is usually staged over a 6-week period and serves around 1000 children, depending upon the population of the schools in the area visited.
Science explainers from the Science Education Department and Innovation Unit go ‘on tour’ with the exhibits which are set up in various schools within the district for one-week rotations. Depending on the facilities, one school may host the exhibits for an entire week, while a neighbouring school visits at that location.
The 2008 Road Show visited at total of 1362 students in the communities of Flanagin Town-Tabaquite and Piparo-Guaracara. The March 2009 Road Show completed a tour of schools in the latter district, bringing NSC’s exciting mix of exhibits and workshops to 607 students in Eckel Village, Torrib Trace and Brothers Road.
In 2010, the Road Show program was taken to 1046 students from eight schools in the Palo Seco district (January 25th - February 26th), 328 students from four schools in Las Cuevas to Brasso Seco (March 4th - 24th), and 2367 students from nine schools in the communities of Carenage and Morvant (October 18th to November 26th).
In 2010, the Road Show has been providing one hands-on activity to each class within the school, the activity being relevant to the curriculum topic for the particular student level. This aspect of the Road Show has been much appreciated by teachers, who gain insight into NSC technique of hands-on informal learning.
Updated: November 2010
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