Dr. Cecilia Scorza, CAP2010 Haus der Astronomie, Heidelberg UNAWE UNAWE As a motor of cultural and social integration in a german inner-city

Social environment Yes! there are thousands of disadvantaged children in the inner (industrial) cities of Germany! Group 1: children with immigrant background feeling like a foreigner their whole lifes.. emotionally closed, -unable to learn the german language -„bad“ at school -end up in the so-called „special schools“ Why are they emotionally closed? Are there disadvantaged children in Germany?

Group 3: children of unemployed people -They receive a very modest economical support from the goverment -Some parents are alcoholized, watch TV the whole day, their daily diet is VERY bad Group 2: parents are very badly paid, have two–three jobs and.. no time for their kids Social environment

Can we do anything to help these childrens and their families? Yes, but we HAVE to start at very young ages! Perspectives

Heidelberg Ludwigshafen Pilot proyect in Ludwigshafen with support of the BASF and the University of Heidelberg Natalie Fischer Cecilia Scorza 790 teachers 27 teacher trainings in 3 years 500 Euros / Kindergarten

A multi-task project… Integration of the parents Training on astronomy Implementation UNAWE UNAWE Training on Mathematics & Natural Sciences, Language % children with immigrant background!!

Content of the training Categorization and scales, beauty of objects Introduction to the UNAWE idea (cultural and social aspects) Modul 1: The Earth-Sun-Moon as a system (Earth awareness) Modul 2: The Earth in the Solar System Modul 3: The world of the constellations  Myths and stories Modul 4: Our place in the Milky Way and the families of galaxies Observations (of the Moon, planets, constellations) Constraints: Face-to-face programme (no computers, no internet facilities!) Teacher training: 2 days, 2 nights, 1 supervision day Teacher training at the Heidelberg Observatory

A lot of fears…

Self creativity in the implementation

Intensive work with the „multi-cultural Moon“ China Kenya Kongo „universal“

Intercultural or “interplanetary“ education with „Godo“ (our „E.T“) Godo comes „from abroad“ (exoplanet) He needs help, doesn´t speak a our language We can learn a lot from him… and he from us…

Six months later…Alina came also „from abroad“ (Croatia)..

“The World meets at the Kindergarten”

Work with the parents Parents with immigrant background: collect myths and stories around the sky

Together with the parents..

Visits to the Heidelberg Observatory

Success thanks to the pre-scolar teachers! Expert group (consultants),hotline, tips

Handbook

Training other multiplyers for the IYA09

IYA09: „The multicultural sky“ with 500 families

Jupiter and the comet

Results 790 pre-escolar teachers working actively for UNAWE Impact even after two years Per year children ages 3-6 In three years  children The challange: to evaluate a programme that not only estimulates the scientific mind but also has very strong social and (multi)cultural components  (2011) Evaluation: Sabina Pauen Universität Heidelberg

„House of the young researcher“ Heidelberg Ludwigshafen Future steps

A new home for UNAWE Germany The House of Astronomy (2011)

UNAWE GERMANY

Feeling like an Earth citizen

Great demand in Ludwigshafen More than 130 Kindergarten having each ~ 95% of immigrant kids Task: Offer anually 10 teacher trainings à 30 teachers (300 teachers)

Collaboration with UNAWE Venezuela and UNAWE Colombia Via the Pedagogical University Heidelberg (PH) Colombia, Villa de Leyba 07

Centre of activities Heidelberg Observatory Astronomy school

Astronomy for young children since 2001 D1 Direct observations D2 Myths, fairy tales, games, songs D3 Modelling D3 Modelling D4 Films C1,2,3,4 Astronomy

Identification figures Self made Cognitive aspects Observational skills Spatial orientation Refinement of categories Done through playful activities

Interplanetary education…