SCIENCE In the House (or school)
As I read that title I imagine myself sounding like Leonard off the Big Bang Theory when they went to encourage Middle School girls to enter science related fields. Yes, I know I am late posting this week. I appreciate the reminders. The reason is that I attended the Singida Science Conference 2016 put on by the Peace Corp Volunteers in Kinampanda. This is a village area that I drive through to get to my site. It is the last village on the ridge line before I head down into the valley. This was my fourth science/math conference put on by the Peace Corp Volunteers. They plan the activities, set a schedule, create budgets, negotiate for locations not only to have the conference but also to house the students and transport them and one teacher counterpart. There are two main type Peace Corp Volunteers. One group does work along the lines of agriculture or health. The other group are assigned secondary schools to teach in. ...