School star: prize-winner Arabi Karteepan
Arabi Karteepan, recently named as the winner of the Royal Astronomical Society’s prestigious education award, is to give a talk tomorrow night in Croydon: “A journey to reach the Stratosphere”.
Croydon High School’s head of physics will explain how the pupils’ club she established, called Astrogazers, launched high altitude balloons which touched the edge of space last year, and how they are now working on launching their own satellite.
Kartepaan’s talk is one of a series organised by the Croydon Astronomical Society.
It takes place at Trinity School, off Addiscombe Road (CR9 7AT), and is held in the staff canteen. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and all are welcome to attend.
Further details can be found on the Croydon Astronomical Society website here.
Karteepan was a recent guest on Under The Flyover, Inside Croydon’s interviews podcast, where she explained the hard work involved even in getting the weather balloons launched, and revealed the sky-high ambition of the school’s latest project, Operation Pegasus.
“After launching two high-altitude meteorological balloons into space, the next goal for Astrogazers is to become the first UK school to launch a CubeSat satellite into low earth orbit,” Karteepan said recently.
“I have witnessed first-hand the transformative power that hands-on learning experiences can play in boosting our girls’ confidence and fostering an early passion for not only space science, but all STEAM subjects.
“I have had an influx of educators asking for guidance on running similar projects, and it has been very rewarding to share these unique learning experiences which empower girls to see themselves as capable and competent contributors to the field.”
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