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After months and months of planning, having meetings, emails, tea and coffee, the 2012 Science Fair Competition grant has been approved and is now online!
Back in June I began to think of ideas for my last project as a Peace Corps volunteer, (PCV). At first I wanted to do something for Earth Hour, which involves people around the world turning off their lights for one hour to save electricity. Then I moved on to trying to find more international environment-type days. Finally I decided to try and tackle the idea of a science fair.
I met with my counterpart, Mohamed, director of the American Corner in Oujda, about the science fair idea. I had done some initial research going in to the meeting and just pitched the idea. I knew that Mohamed would probably be my best bet as far as finding a counterpart for this project because he loves contests! I have been to a few events at the American Corner and they were mainly all competition based. He just loves them. It also doesn’t hurt that he speaks English. We wrote 3 goals for the project and went from there.
Moving along, I spent the summer researching science fairs, how to coordinate them, emailing my fellow PCVs, in my region to see if they would be interested in getting their communities involved.
Here is a synopsis/summary of the project and it’s goals.
The 2012 science fair competition is a first for many students in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Under the theme “Environmental Problems in Morocco and Ways to Combat them,” students are encouraged to explore the scientific method and try to solve real world problems through hands on experience. The goals of the project are: 1. Provoke students to think and act consciously about their local and global environments; 2. Gain public speaking skills to effectively communicate what they have learned; 3. Have fun, meet new people and make new friends. Students will use their reading, math and science skills to create projects and presentations that will address this year’s theme and goals in a creative way. Projects will include short plays, videos, display, boards and PowerPoint presentations. We will be using local venues (schools, youth centers, association buildings, etc.) to host both the local and final competitions, as well as the assistance of several local associations, clubs and ministries. Along with Peace Corps volunteers, these local associations, clubs and ministries will assist in the organization and implementation of the project from beginning to end. A committee will be set up through the Delegation of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in order to ensure sustainability for future competitions. A resource guide and manual will also be created to assist both Moroccans and Peace Corps Volunteers with future competitions. By working with Peace Corps Volunteers, we hope to bring new learning opportunities to smaller communities and give participants a venue where their efforts will be recognized.
Thank you to all the other PCVs and Moroccan counterparts who have helped with this project!!! I’m very excited and looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish together.
You can donate at the following link. Please and thank you!
https://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=donate.contribute.projDetail&projdesc=378-178
