Plockton teacher awarded scholarship to Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy

Derek Noble from Plockton High School, Plockton, today (Monday) joined teachers from 21 countries and 43 U.S. states to attend the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy programmes at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Designed in partnership with the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre, the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy programmes provide teachers with new and innovative techniques to educate their students about science and maths.  Over the next 11 days, Derek will complete 50 hours of professional development and participate in an intensive educator curriculum focused on space science and exploration in addition to participating in real-life astronaut training.

While attending Space Academy, Derek will participate in a variety of activities including classroom, laboratory and field training which are linked to science and maths teaching standards.  Each teacher will have the unique opportunity to participate in astronaut training exercises including a high-performance jet simulation, scenario-based space missions, land and water survival training, and a state-of-the-art flight dynamics.

Derek receives a full scholarship following a rigorous application and selection process involving nearly 1,000 competing teachers from around the world. All costs for the Honeywell Educators to attend the program include tuition for the six-day program, roundtrip airfare, meals, accommodations and program materials, are underwritten by Honeywell and the contributions of more than 1,700 Honeywell employees.

Since the programme’s inception in 2004, Honeywell and its employees have sponsored 730 scholarships for teachers from 34 countries and 48 U.S. states to participate in the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy programmes.