Public Engagement in Astronomy and the Outdoors

该奖项为迦太基学院和阿巴拉契亚山区俱乐部(AMC)之间的天文教育合作伙伴关系提供了新的支持，并得到了达特茅斯学院和岩点学校的支持。合作伙伴将提供实践天文学和自然教育以及外联项目，吸引公众参与，培训导师和讲解员，并为高中生和大学生提供体验式学习机会。在NSF之前两年的资助下，迦太基学院和AMC在第一年为近3000名参与者提供了天文和自然教育课程，在第二年为5000名参与者提供了课程。AMC每年接待超过50万名游客，其中一半以上是中低收入阶层，大约20%是非白人。有了新的NSF资金，合作伙伴关系将扩大培训机会，并将他们的节目提供给更广泛的受众。

This award provides renewed support for an astronomy education partnership between Carthage College and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), with the support of Dartmouth College and Rock Point School. The partners will deliver hands-on astronomy and nature education and outreach programs that engage the public, train mentors and docents, and provide experiential learning opportunities for high school and college students. Under the first two years of prior NSF NSF support, Carthage College and the AMC provided astronomy and nature education programming to nearly 3,000 participants in year 1, and 5,000 in year 2. The AMC hosts over 500,000 visitors annually, over half of whom are lower-to-middle-class in income, and approximately 20% are non-white. With renewed NSF funding, the partnership will expand training opportunities, and deliver their programming to an even wider audience.