Greetings,
I am Lou Mayo, an astronomer at Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Maryland. I run a local after school astronomy club at Sligo
Creek Elementary School in Silver Spring and work with the Sun Earth
Connection Education Forum. I would like to introduce you to the NASA
After School Astronomy Clubs Network. These are clubs that are
specifically focussed on kids in grades K - 12 and often (though not
always) occur during the day time in an after school setting. We have
now 78 member clubs from 11 countries including the majority of the
clubs in the US. Our network of clubs can be accessed at:
http://afterschoolastronomy.org
There you will find lists of astronomy content resources, club
activities, information on grant funding, and ideas and guidelines on
how to run a club.
If you have an after school astronomy club or would like to start one
and would like to join our network, click on "Register Your Club". You
can view a list of our registered clubs through our "Running A Club"
link and can join our yahoogroups discussion news group as well.
The NASA After School Astronomy Club Network is supported by a grant
from NASA through their IDEAS space science education program.
Best Regards,
Lou Mayo