Teacher's Information

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"Today we will be teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic followed by an interplanetary space flight around the solar system…"

Spacefund is a UK organisation dedicated to space education that works with children at Primary Schools, Special Needs Schools, and Science Events. Most Primary Schools are required by the National Curriculum to teach the basics of space science at Key Stages 1 & 2 but, while many teachers are enthusiastic about this subject, it remains difficult to successfully convey such visual and expansive concepts to young children. You may well have recognised this yourself, and even the Curriculum notes that; "A visit to a planetarium or of a starlab can enhance the teaching of this topic."

If you would like your pupils to receive a thorough degree of teaching in this fascinating field, and to enjoy a day at school that's truly out of this world, then consider us. We were voted Best New Business in Kent 2001 at the prestigious Shell Livewire awards, and are now visiting schools and festivals across the country with the highly praised 'Kids in Space' science show - a colourful and lively performance that uses all manner of props and demonstrations to cover the key National Curriculum Statements and really bring the subject to life.

The 'Kids in Space' science show is theatrical in nature with lots of audience interaction, and can be performed in an assembly hall, sports hall, or even a large classroom. Pupils are enrolled as 'crewmen', and journey with us on an interplanetary space flight around the solar system that takes in all the sights; a reconstruction of Neil Armstrong's famous footstep, a hunt for alien life on Mars, a bombardment by Asteroids, and built to scale planet models that dramatically show how our little Earth compares with its giant neighbours!

The show can be performed for up to 150 pupils and lasts approximately one hour, with the performers requiring an additional hour on either side of this for setting up and dismantling the production.

We aim to provide those children that see the show with a lasting interest in space, while schools and event organisers can rely on us to deliver our services to them at a fair and affordable rate (£295 for a single performance and just £100 for additional performances). Why not have a look at what Comments other teachers and event organisers have made about Spacefund and the 'Kids in Space Show'.

Please feel free to Contact Us and discuss your needs. We hope that you now have a better idea of our activities, and we'd be very pleased to bring the 'Kids in Space' show to your school or science event some day soon.