ISS COMMANDER MIKE FINCKE KE5AIT TALKS WITH “MARCONI”
SCHOOL
The II Didactic Center "Marconi" in
Casamassima di Bari (BA) includes one Primary School and two Nursery Schools.
There are more than 800 pupils and a teaching staff composed of 70 teachers,
directed by the headmaster, Mrs. Rita Rosaria Gagliardi. The Primary School has
multimedia and scientific laboratories, and the pupils play an active role in a
number of projects, which make them experience Science, Music, Dance, Theatre,
Physical Education and more.
The students had been involved in the preparation of
this ARISS event in different ways. The training of the students comprised
educative activities related to space under guidance of the teachers’ team,
listening ARISS contacts during the months before the ARISS event.
Mr. Michele Mallardi, IZ7EVR, the contact coordinator
for this ISS contact, decided in favour of a direct contact. The questions were
read by the students. The contact site was located in the school, where an
audience of more than 250, pupils, teachers, visitors and the mass media could
follow the contact. After the contact, ARISS mentor Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF commented the event
with an ARISS presentation by telephone conference.
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Some Regional Television, local media and newspapers
covered the event.
Congratulations to the ARISS “MARCONI” team!
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Francesco De Paolis, IK0WGF
ARISS mentor
