The Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) in Observatory is inviting both young and old to visit the centre free of charge on August 6, 9 and 12 in celebration of National Science Week (NSW) 2017.
The centre’s contribution to NSW will be to do what it does best – get ordinary citizens excited about science.
“The theme for this year’s National Science Week is Advancing Science Tourism,” says Busisiwe Maqubela, chief operations officer of the CTSC.
“One of our goals is to spark an interest in science and invite Cape Town’s communities to join us on our Family Fun Days, as the many challenges the world faces, both today and tomorrow, have science central to their solution. As this is such a broad and a fascinating theme, we have partnered with other organisations and research institutions to enhance the programme with a plethora of additional activities.”
Visitors to the centre will not only have the opportunity to explore science through more than 200 hands-on exhibits, but will be dazzled and enthused by science shows, hands-on workshops, planetarium shows, dissections and tours of the Camera Obscura – a room-sized walk-in pinhole camera with the most spectacular views of the surrounding area, coding and robotics workshop and so much more.
The full programme can be found on the CTSC website (www.ctsc.org.za). All workshop participants will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis. Bring your family and friends and join CTSC in the nationwide celebration of science.
The centre is at 370 B Main Road, Observatory and will be open from 10am-4pm on Sunday and Wednesday, August 9, and from 9am-4pm on Saturday, August 12.
National Science Week is an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology which aims to focus attention on the relevance of science in everyday life, celebrate the scientific advances made by South Africans and encourage youths to pursue careers in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology.
NSW is implemented by the SA Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, a business unit of the National Research Foundation.
The CTSC is a registered non-profit and public benefit organisation, established in 2000 with a mission to make a hands-on contribution to South Africa’s future by strengthening its science and technology culture through interactive methods of teaching: to excite the youth of and general public about science and offer educational services to pupils and educators across South Africa.
The CTSC strives to continue providing opportunities to support the formal education system and the increasingly-essential learning that takes place outside of the classroom.
This is an essential investment in our communities, and ultimately South Africa, to help us face the challenges of today such as scarce skills, a struggling school system, a rapidly advancing technological age and challenges that have science central to their solution, such as food scarcity, energy shortages, climate change and others.
Entry fees to the CTSC are subsidised by various donors that support the mission of the centre.
To become a donor, please contact the director, Julie Cleverdon, at [email protected] or call 083 276 9501.
To learn more: www.ctsc.org.za