‘Why we inaugurate space technology in schools’

The African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education says its plan to inaugurate space technology in primary schools is to create its awareness among pupils in the country.

The head of Space Science Education at the centre, Dr. Omowumi Alabi, made this known while inaugurating Space Science Club at the MD Nursery and Primary School, Oko-Oba, Lagos.

The awareness, she said, was part of the centre’s catch-them-young initiative, targeted at grooming and exposing youngsters to space science and technology.

She said, the pupils would also benefit in other science-oriented areas, such as satellite communication, weather monitoring and remote sensing.

On the sustainability of the programme, Alabi explained that the centre would continue to offer regular training to both teachers and their pupils.

She further hinted that a fresh curriculum to incorporate space science in schools was in the making in the country.

The event was held at, Olaniyi Street, New Oko-Oba, Lagos. The school is to serve as a coordinating centre through which ARCSSTE can reach out to other interested primary schools in Lagos.

The proprietress of the MD Nursery and Primary School, Mrs. Omolara Adedugbe, in her remarks, hailed the centre for introducing the concept in schools.

Meanwhile, 23 schools participated in the inauguration of the club in Lagos, where the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the UAC Foods, Dr. Tawanda Mushuku, was bestowed the Grand Patron of School Space Science Club in Lagos.