2 INTERNATIONAL AND BILINGUAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN PROVENCE
Marseille school phone : 04 91 530 000
Aix-en-Provence school phone : 04 42 600 300
Marseille school phone : 04 91 530 000
Aix-en-Provence school phone : 04 42 600 300
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The Planetarium comes to School!
Children of all ages from Playgroup to CM2 had an 'out of this world' experience on Thursday, November 17th.
[23/11/2011]
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planetarium came to school to introduce and inform the different groups to the
stars, planets and galaxies. This was a link to current science and maths work
on time and light.
The planetarium is infact an amazing inflatable structure inside which the children listen to and observe the night sky. The sky is brought to life with a series of animations and projections with Laurent the astrologist commentating and highlighting points of special interest. Laurent has lived and worked in the US and so is also able to translate in English. As the specialist in education at the planetarium, he is also well practised in tailoring presentations for different age groups. EPIM children were able to approach the surface of Mars, able to identify the stars in our night sky as well as living out many other amazing encounters. The children asked Laurent questions as they toured the solar system and told them that in their lifetime would be astronauts landing on Mars.
Laurent certainly gave us a rich and rewarding learning experience. During the Christmas holiday he has advised the children to come with their families to visit the planetarium at St. Mitre in Aix to see presentations on the planet Jupiter. We are sure that many of us will do so after such an inspiring morning.
