African Sun - July/August 2005
In July/August 2005, I went with two teachers, Mike
Cripps and Graham Coleman to the Western Cape, South Africa. We took
10 sixth form students from Norfolk. It was an amazing
experience. We worked with teachers and
students at schools in the formerly economically disadvantaged regions (former
townships). We also visited the South African Astronomical Observatory
(SAAO) in Cape Town and the Observatory at Sutherland. There we saw
the South African Large Telescope (SALT). It is beautiful. Four South
African learners and their teacher, Reggie Caesar, came with us to
Sutherland. We had a great time. Our thanks go to all the people who
made this trip possible, and especially to the folk in South Africa who
helped us to organise it and welcomed us so warmly:
Clifford Nxomani at SAAO/SALT; Brian Isaacs,
Adrian Snell and their team at Univ of the Western Cape; Toni Beardon
(AIMSSEC). It was an experience which none of us (from UK or South Africa)
will ever forget.