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The Callington Space Centre is a project aiming to promote interest in astronomy and space science throughout the community.
Based at Callington in Cornwall, UK (50° 30" 10' N , 4° 18" 57' W) the Space Centre is working hard, through education at Primary, Secondary and Adult levels, to increase awareness of the universe in which we live.
The role of space in education is to help create the citizens of tomorrow.
Callington Community College and the Callington Space Centre are working closely with N.A.S.A., the Russian Space Agency and Setpoint, to push forward the frontiers of technology and science with each new generation of students.
It is also a multi-purpose learning environment which is available to all the community.
We aim to bring education to life through Space, emphasising the importance of Science, Technology, team work, community skills and the environment.
The Space Centre is acknowledged as unique in its approach and has recently been short listed for an Arthur Clarke Award in Education.
We aim to create a multi-purpose learning environment available to all of the community.
The Callington Space Centre aims to:
- Be a local, and national, teaching resource
- Contribute to space education for all
- Provide a venue for presentations by NASA and ISSET scientists, technologists and astronauts
- Provide resources for research, exhibitions, and conferences, including video conferencing
- House an observatory for use by professional and amateur astronomers
- Facilitate hands-on experience of new technologies
- Develop sport related training programs for the public using techniques developed by NASA
- Provide an exciting and different learning environment for the 21st Century, that will help develop in students the skills and desire to work with technology in future careers.
- To provide Higher Education establishments with Deep Space research facilities.
- To develop an In-Service Training Centre for the South West, for the development and sharing of good practice (i.e. Gatsby T.E.P S.E.P PPARC etc...)
- To allow the general Public to observe lessons and interact with college students.
- To provide a centre for Primary Schools to experience a quality Space/Astronomy program.
- Provide a facility for Local business as conference/ product launch centre.
- To give the community a centre for Local Astronomy/Radio/Satellite groups.
- Bring people into the South West for residential courses throughout the year.
- To allow the development of a Robotics/computing program at the college.
Education
We offer Primary Workshops, Evening talks and lectures and the Edexcel GCSE in Astronomy.
- A Range of packages for both primary and secondary schools covering the Earth in space as well as covering the wider interest with practical hands-on activities.
- Special packages for the more talented.
- A full package of extra curricular activities for pupils to use equipment under expert guidance.
Courses Offered
Please also refer to our Activities page and the Calendar available on this site.
- Adult GCSE courses
- Accelerated learning programmes for yr6
- Sun as a Star
- Technology
- Stars and Galaxies
- Rockets
- Solar System
- Colour in Astronomy
- Team building exercises for yr6/7 groups based around science modules
- Mission Weekends residential for yr 5/6
- Core Primary visits
- In school Visits
- Astronomy Interest Residential
- Teachers INSET
- Public Astronomy Group
- Venue for public talks
- Practical GCSE Astronomy support for colleges.
- Coordination for student visits to NASA
- Selection and Key skills programme for YR12
- Millenium Volunteer support.
- Weekend workshops for families
MX7C CCD camera kindly supplied by Starlight XPress - a world leader in astronomical cameras.
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|  | Details of Mike and Clives's recent visit to the Kennedy Space Centre |
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