Young Ambassadors for Chemistry1. 2 Addis Ababa February 18-19, 2011 Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands) Mei-Hung Chíu (evaluator, Taiwan)

Young Ambassadors for Chemistry 1

Young Ambassadors for ChemistryYoung Ambassadors for ChemistryYoung Ambassadors for ChemistryYoung Ambassadors for Chemistry


Addis AbabaAddis AbabaFebruary 18-19, 2011February 18-19, 2011

Addis AbabaAddis AbabaFebruary 18-19, 2011February 18-19, 2011

• Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands)

• Mei-Hung Chíu (evaluator, Taiwan)



• 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


YACsYACsYACsYACs


YAC 12x!YAC 12x!YAC 12x!YAC 12x!

Taiwan (Taipei): 2004 Taiwan (Taipei): 2007Argentina (Buenos Aires): 2005

Mauritius (Reduit): 2008

Russia (Krasnoyarsk): 2006

Cyprus (Nicosia): 2009

Korea ((Gwangju)): 2006 Malaysia (Ipoh): 2010Taiwan (Yilan): 2006 Philippines (Manila):

2010

South Africa (Grahamstown): 2007

Taiwan (Taipei): 2010


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.


Official openingOfficial openingOfficial openingOfficial opening




• Teacher training– International collaboration (via chemistry)– Promotion of chemistry by young students



ListeningListeningListeningListening


Groupwork (1)Groupwork (1)Groupwork (1)Groupwork (1)




ReportingReportingReportingReporting



• Teacher training– International collaboration (via chemistry)– Promotion of chemistry by young students


InstructionInstructionInstructionInstruction






ReportingReportingReportingReporting


PrizesPrizesPrizesPrizes


PrizesPrizesPrizesPrizes



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!)


YAC event: startYAC event: startYAC event: startYAC event: start


Official openingOfficial openingOfficial openingOfficial opening


YAC event: halfwayYAC event: halfwayYAC event: halfwayYAC event: halfway


More publicMore publicMore publicMore public


Groupwork studentsGroupwork studentsGroupwork studentsGroupwork students


Speaker/leaderSpeaker/leaderSpeaker/leaderSpeaker/leader


Questionnaire studentsQuestionnaire studentsQuestionnaire studentsQuestionnaire students


Questionnaires publicQuestionnaires publicQuestionnaires publicQuestionnaires public


Even more publicEven more publicEven more publicEven more public


Presentation materialsPresentation materialsPresentation materialsPresentation materials


TV spot (1)TV spot (1)TV spot (1)TV spot (1)


TV spot (2)TV spot (2)TV spot (2)TV spot (2)


PublicityPublicityPublicityPublicity


Distinguished juryDistinguished juryDistinguished juryDistinguished jury


YAC Addis AbabaYAC Addis Ababa

Good luck, Ethiopia!Good luck, Ethiopia!

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Young Ambassadors for Chemistry1. 2 Addis Ababa February 18-19, 2011 Lida Schoen (organiser, the Netherlands) Mei-Hung Chíu (evaluator, Taiwan)