BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65ef936abb7b50e0e843b8d76523cf0e CATEGORIES:APECS Events CREATED:20180807T073029 SUMMARY:APECS Turkey Workshop on Education & Outreach LOCATION:Istanbul\, Turkey DESCRIPTION:APECS Turkey was founded in 2013 by Dr. Burcu Ozsoy (Director of ITU PolReC ) In 2015 Turkish Students’ Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) was founded to h ave organic body with APECS Turkey. Since that time APECS Turkey is a growi ng family with undergraduate and graduate students plus public’s involvemen t.\nAPECS Turkey has a big E&O program, executed by PolSTeam members. D uring one-year period, APECS Turkey members usually visit about 30-60 prima ry, middle and high schools, make age orientated presentations about climat e change and polar regions. Also APECS Turkey members organize public event and surveys.\nTo reach more children, we did teach 150 science teachers al l around the Turkey and around half of those teachers founded polar clubs i n their schools. (60 clubs * 10-20 students/per year) During their club tim es (1 hour each week for 20 weeks) they follow a curriculum designed and fu lly filled with sources by APECS Turkey members.\nAnother project, named “E ducators Supporting Collaboration on Polar Regions Project (ESCoP)”, is sup ported by ITU PolReC to involve teachers to Arctic and Antarctic expedition s to improve their knowledge on polar regions and polar science. A national open call will be opened on August for the educators.\nAdditionally, APECS Turkey members are working with Ministry of Education to add more climate and polar issues to national curriculums for all grade students.\nSome of t he main problems of APECS NCs are funding, structure and reaching children. As of APECS Turkey, we would like to share our experiences on the topics\n \n - how APECS Turkey solved some of those difficulties\n - how can we impr ove the E&O program and adapt to other countries,by hosting you in Ista nbul on 3rd and 4th of October.\nIf you would like to attend the workshop, please fill the form (http://veti.itu.edu.tr/form/oktaro/reg-form-apecs-eow orkshop).\nITU PolReC would like to support all participants for accommodat ion, lunches, dinners and coffee breaks. Also we are happy to inform you th at ITU PolReC accepted to support 3 participants’ travel limited with 1000 USD each. All early career scientist, educators and polar E&O programs members are welcome to apply for travel grant by filling the form.\nNCs or other organizations who would like to make presentations should send an e-mail to \nRegistration deadline: 31st of August 2018\nAPECS TURKEY WORKS HOP ON EDUCATION & OUTREACH\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

APECS Turkey WorkshopAPECS Turkey was founded in 2013 by Dr. Burcu Ozsoy (Director of ITU PolReC) In 2015 Turkish Students’ Polar Research Team (PolSTeam) was founded to have o rganic body with APECS Turkey. Since that time APECS Turkey is a growing fa mily with undergraduate and graduate students plus public’s involvement.

APECS Turkey has a big E&O program, executed by PolSTeam members. D uring one-year period, APECS Turkey members usually visit about 30-60 prima ry, middle and high schools, make age orientated presentations about climat e change and polar regions. Also APECS Turkey members organize public event and surveys.

To reach more children, we did teach 150 science teache rs all around the Turkey and around half of those teachers founded polar cl ubs in their schools. (60 clubs * 10-20 students/per year) During their clu b times (1 hour each week for 20 weeks) they follow a curriculum designed a nd fully filled with sources by APECS Turkey members.

Another project , named “Educators Supporting Collaboration on Polar Regions Project (ESCoP )”, is supported by ITU PolReC to involve teachers to Arctic and Antarctic expeditions to improve their knowledge on polar regions and polar science. A national open call will be opened on August for the educators.

Addi tionally, APECS Turkey members are working with Ministry of Education to ad d more climate and polar issues to national curriculums for all grade stude nts.

Some of the main problems of APECS NCs are funding, structure an d reaching children. As of APECS Turkey, we would like to share our experie nces on the topics

by hosting you in Istanbul on 3rd and 4th of Oc tober.

If you would like to attend the workshop, please fill the form.

ITU PolReC would like to support all participants for acco mmodation, lunches, dinners and coffee breaks. Also we are happy to inform you that ITU PolReC accepted to support 3 participants’ travel limited with 1000 USD each. All early career scientist, educators and polar E&O pro grams members are welcome to apply for travel grant by filling the form .

NCs or other organizations who would like to make presentations sho uld send an e-mail to This email address is being protected fr om spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.