NISMED Staff Trains PhilSA’s Space Camp Teacher-Participants

Mr. Anthony Guiller E. Urbano and Mr. Eligio C. Obille Jr. with the teacher-participants of the Philippine Space Agency’s Lift Off 2022 Space Science Camp.

Seventeen teachers from various science high schools from the National Capital Region attended the Philippine Space Agency’s (PhilSA) Lift Off 2022 Space Science Camp, a 3-day training program for teachers and students focusing on topics related to Space Science and Technology Applications (SSTA). Mr. Anthony Guiller E. Urbano and Mr. Eligio C. Obille Jr. of the NISMED High School Earth and Environmental Science Group discussed Earth and Space-related topics such as how to use a telescope and how it works. They also facilitated a solar observation in which a telescope was fitted with a special solar filter to allow teacher-participants to safely view the Sun and see sunspots. The session was held on 20 July 2022 at the University of the Philippines Hotel in UP Diliman. PhilSA’s space science camp is a yearly event that aims to equip teachers with SSTA knowledge and skills and promote SSTA among students.