SunSpaceArt - Building on Success

SSA的SunSpaceArt项目是一个由艺术家、科学家和教育工作者组成的多元化团队，由海伦·梅森博士领导，他们在过去6年里一直在学校举办STEAM(STEM+Art)工作坊，并为教师提供持续专业发展(CPD)。我们的目标是7-12岁(KS2/3)。该项目的目的是利用太阳、太阳系、天文学和空间科学的背景来教育和启发儿童。SSA项目由STFC资助。我们的重点是来自不同背景的学生，他们最需要丰富科学知识(在多重剥夺指数高的地区，IMD，在学生溢价、PP、百分比和GT；30%高的学校)，还包括SEND和BAME儿童。此外，我们还在英国各地的科学节上举办了许多家庭“顺道拜访”活动。在2020/21年度，SSA小组直接接触到50多所学校、2300名儿童和400名教师，并间接接触到数千人。老师和孩子们的反馈都很好。例如：孩子们对研讨会的科学和艺术部分都非常投入，都提出了很好的问题，并充满了热情……你们的所作所为给我留下了深刻的印象，也让我感到高兴。(老师)。“我喜欢用我们自己的方式用艺术创造空间。”“我喜欢看行星和恒星有多大”。我学到了望远镜能看到什么，它是多么令人惊叹。这项STFC遗产申请是继STFC火花奖(01/09/21-30/03/23)之后，将使SSA团队能够在最近成功的基础上再接再厉，进一步深入，继续专注于最需要支持的学校。该团队计划继续与伦敦、威尔士和东北大曼彻斯特(PP&GT；30%)的学校合作，但也热衷于扩大其在埃塞克斯(与初级科学教学信托基金PSTT、Mentor的Kulvinder Johal)和东安格利亚(与剑桥大学天文研究所的Matt Bothwell博士)的合作。可悲的是，COVID19大流行扩大了英国的经济和教育不平等，对一些学童产生了严重影响。艾玛·怀德(AstroCymru)在INTERACT22上发表了鼓舞人心的全体演讲。她说，提高学生的抱负，并为贫困儿童提供必要的资源，是打破多代非工作家庭的循环的根本。新的团队成员丰富了SSA项目，带来了更多的技能和更大的多样性。我们热衷于在与丽贝卡·楚克斯的工作坊中培养“识字”元素。我们欢迎艺术家玛丽亚·梅里登以及太阳科学家斯蒂夫·亚德利和拉维·德赛博士。我们计划继续吸收和培训年轻的研究人员。我们的网站(sunspace eart.org)提供博客和SSA研讨会的反馈，以及可下载的活动工作表和视频(科学和艺术)。新的博客和资源将被提供和上传。还将为教师举办更多的CPD课程(在线和“面对面”)，从而在与科学教育工作者协会、PSTT和Ogden Trust合作的基础上，将SSA项目牢固地嵌入教育领域。该团队热衷于在科学节(罗伯特·沃尔什教授)和其他节日(剑桥切尔滕纳姆)举办更多的家庭“顺道”活动。我们得到个人和组织的支持，这使我们能够极大地扩大我们的影响范围和影响力。海伦·梅森博士是剑桥大学国际知名的太阳科学家，太阳物理学荣誉退休读者。2014年，她因在高等教育和科学、工程和技术领域为女性所做的贡献而被授予大英帝国勋章。2018年，她被英国皇家天文学会授予安妮·蒙德外展奖章。SunSpaceArt团队荣获2020年阿瑟·克拉克爵士团队教育与推广太空成就奖。我们的目标是在这一成功的基础上再接再厉，为我们的项目和工作留下持久的遗产。

The SunSpaceArt, SSA, project is a diverse team of artists, scientists and educators, led by Dr Helen Mason OBE, who have been running STEAM (STEM + Arts) workshops in schools and Continued Professional Development, CPD, for teachers for the past 6 years. We target the 7-12 age range (KS2/3). The aim of the project is to educate and inspire children using the context of the Sun, Solar System, astronomy and space science. The SSA project is funded by STFC.Our focus is on school children from diverse backgrounds, most in need of science enrichment (in areas with a high Index of Multiple Deprivation, IMD, at schools with a high Pupil Premium, PP, percentage, >30%), also including SEND and BAME children. In addition, we have run many family 'drop-in' activities at science festivals across the UK. In 2020/21, the SSA team directly reached over 50 schools, 2300 children and 400 teachers and indirectly reached many thousands more. The feedback form both teachers and children is excellent. For example: 'The children were very engaged with both the scientific and artistic parts of the workshop, asking good questions in both and having lots of enthusiasm...I continue to be so impressed and delighted by what you do.' (teacher). 'I enjoyed making space our own way with art'. 'I liked seeing how big the planets and the stars are'. 'I learnt what telescopes can see and how amazing it is' (children). This STFC Legacy application, following on from an STFC SPARKS Award (01/09/21-30/03/23), would enable the SSA team to build on their recent success, reaching further, continuing to focus on schools most in need of support. The team plans to continue working with schools in London, Wales and Greater Manchester, the NE (PP > 30%), but is also keen to extend its reach, in Essex (with Kulvinder Johal, Primary Science Teaching Trust, PSTT, mentor) and in East Anglia (with Dr Matt Bothwell, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University). Sadly, the COVID19 pandemic has widened the UK's economic and educational inequalities, which has had a serious impact on some school children. Emma Wride (AstroCymru) gave an inspirational plenary address at INTERACT22. She says 'Raising aspirations and providing essential resources to pupils exposed to child poverty is fundamental in breaking the cycle of multiple generations of non-working families.' New team members have enriched the SSA project, bringing more skills and greater diversity. We are keen to develop a 'literacy' element in our workshops with Rebecca Chuks. We welcome artist, Maria Merridon, and solar scientists, Drs Steph Yardley and Ravi Desai. We plan to continue including and training young researchers.Our website (sunspaceart.org) provides blogs and feedback from SSA workshops, together with downloadable activity worksheets and videos (science and arts). New blogs and resources will be provided and uploaded. Further CPD sessions for teachers will be run (online and 'in person'), thus embedding the SSA project firmly in the educational landscape, building on collaborations with the Association of Science Educators, PSTT and Ogden Trust. The team are keen to run more family 'drop-in' activities at science festivals, with 'the Sun' installation (Prof Robert Walsh) and other festivals (Cheltenham, Cambridge). We are supported by individuals and organistations, which enables us to considerably extend our reach and impact.Dr Helen Mason, Emeritus Reader in Solar Physics, is an internationally renowned solar scientist at the University of Cambridge. In 2014, she was awarded an OBE for her Services to Higher Education and to Women in Science, Engineering and Technology. In 2018, she was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach. The SunSpaceArt team were the proud recipients of the 2020 Sir Arthur Clarke Team Award for Space Achievement in Education and Outreach. We aim to build on this success, leaving a lasting legacy of our project and our work.