World Space Week 2020
Between October 4th and 10th our students participated and celebrated World Space Week in safe and exciting ways. This year’s theme was “How satellites improve life” and Astronomy Club members, Ioannis Christou 2J, Dimitriana Tsali 3J and Ara Mahdessian 3W prepared an informative video about what World Space Week is and how satellites are used in everyday life. It was played to all the students of the school during registration.
The Astronomy Club also hosted 2 virtual lectures, one on Neutron Stars with guest lecturer Stelios Sycallides ESL20 and the other on the cutting edge discovery in September 2020 of phosphine on Venus, delivered by the English School’s “resident” Space Scientist, Ms Katie. Both were very well attended and ended with online debates and discussions about space, life, physics and technology.
The grand finale was a special telescope observation session, where Y1 got their first chance to use the English School telescopes to look at Saturn and Jupiter. We also waved to the astronauts onboard the ISS as it streaked past!! Strict protocol involving student bubbles, time slots, masks and lots of disinfectants was observed because of the pandemic…but it was well worth it, and many Y1 ‘s eagerly await the next time we will be able to use them again. Many thanks to Dr Mannaris, Astronomy Club President Petros Diomedous 6J and Ms Ignatiou for their help during the event.
Video made by Ioannis, Dimitriana and Ara, Dimitriana
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