Description
With the success of NARIT's public outreach program and teacher training workshops, there are now, more than ever, a rapid increase in the interest in astronomy. In order to expand upon this interest, we must train and provide support to those teachers who has potential to reach wider audiences. For the past 10 years, NARIT has been distributing 10" Dobsonian to participating schools over all 77 provinces in Thailand. Applications from schools are selected based on the schools' past activities. These telescopes are on loan from NARIT at no additional cost. Moreover, participants must go through training workshop to be able to utilize all the equipments on the telescopes. A system of progress report not only ensure that the telescopes are in constant use, but also serve to promote updates and sense of community among our teacher network and has been proven to be effective at reinvigorating interests and keeping up activity.
