Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Steve MacLean will serve as special guest
educator as he hosts students from across Canada during a Virtual Classroom
presentation on November 13, 2002.
Both the English morning session and French afternoon session will cover the
topic of Structures in Space. There are a total of 8 host sites for the
sessions, connected either via computer network or satellite, from
Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. In all, over 350 students will
participate in these 2-hour interactive sessions. In addition, the Mayors of
each host city have been invited to attend.
WHAT: Virtual Classroom hosted by Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Steve MacLean
DATE: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
TIME: 10:30-12:30 (English) 13:30-15:30 (French)
THEME: Structures in Space
LOCATIONS: English:
- Communications Research Centre – Ottawa, Ontario
- Holy Heart Secondary School – St. John’s, Newfoundland
- École secondaire Hormisdas-Gamelin – Buckingham, Quebec
- Percy Page secondary school – Edmonton, Alberta
- Vaughan Secondary School – York, Ontario
- Peterborough Collegiate – Peterborough, Ontario
French:
- École Ulluriaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq (George River), Québec
- Ste-Agathe Academy, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec
For more information please contact:
Monique Billette
Senior Media Relations Officer
Canadian Space Agency
Telephone: (450) 926-4370
monique.billette@space.gc.ca
