{"id":65666,"date":"2016-03-09T12:55:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/science-circus-africa-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-03-09T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T10:55:41","slug":"science-circus-africa-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/science-circus-africa-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"SCIENCE CIRCUS AFRICA 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\"> PRETORIA, South Africa, March 9, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Experiments, explosions, exciting science \u2013 the Australian High Commission is proud to support Science Circus Africa, visiting Sci-Bono in Johannesburg on Wednesday 9 March.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p \/>\n<p>Featuring Dr Graham Walker from the Australian National University and Science ShowOffs, Science Circus Africa is a travelling roadshow of fun-packed interactive science which trains local teams and teachers along the way.\u00a0The Sci-Bono shows will feature extraordinary science done with ordinary stuff, along with exotic experiments featuring liquid nitrogen, hydrogen, explosions and a volcano that erupts teddy bears!<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Australia\u2019s High Commissioner, HE Mr Adam McCarthy, said that Australia was pleased to help encourage an interest in science among school-aged children, and help build the capacity of science educators.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>\u201cAustralia is pleased to support science education in South Africa and the region given our important and ground-breaking scientific collaboration on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). We are particularly delighted that Dr Walker was able to make it out to the Karoo for an action-packed performance at a school close to the SKA site in partnership with SKA South Africa\u2019s schools program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>\u201cMaking science fun is important in encouraging young people to consider a future in science \u2013 the possibilities are really endless\u201d, said Mr McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Dr Walker has been sharing science in South Africa since 2003 and has formed an enduring bond with the country and its people.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>\u201cI am delighted to be back in South Africa, especially as this visit has created new partnerships and programs around the SKA \u2013 along with heaps of other exciting science\u201d, said Dr Walker.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Science Circus Africa is travelling through South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from February to April 2016, following successful past projects in South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius, Malawi and Zambia that reached 55,000 people. The tour also features SKA programs in the Karoo and shows at Scifest Africa in Grahamstown.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Science Circus Africa is supported by the Australian High Commission\u2019s Direct Aid Program, with assistance from the Australian National University.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRETORIA, South Africa, March 9, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; Experiments, explosions, exciting science \u2013 the Australian High Commission is proud to support Science Circus Africa, visiting Sci-Bono in Johannesburg on Wednesday 9 March. 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