Workshop for science educators held

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, MARCH 3. As countries draw closer together, it is important to raise peoples' awareness of attitudes and values in other societies, Ms. Marianne Cutler, Director, Science Across the World, United Kingdom, said recently.

Participating in a workshop for science educators organised by the British Council, Chennai, and the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, she highlighted that by joining Science Across the World, students could communicate about a range of globally important issues with others world-wide.

It is an international education flagship programme for its founding partners and provides a forum for students aged between 12 and 17 years to exchange facts and opinions with young people in other countries through a unique series of compact resource topics on environmental and social science issues in up to 18 languages, she said.

Dr. M. Sargurumoorthy, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre, said 32 science and language teachers from 16 schools participated. He extended an invitation to the British Council to function as an extension centre to organise similar programmes.

Mr. Kartar Singh, Deputy Director, British Council, spoke on the impact of global warming on the bio-diversity. Dr. P. Iyamperumal, Director, Periyar Science and Technology Centre, Chennai, spoke.

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