Application guidelines
Fast Facts
Event type: Teacher Workshops
Audience: Teachers of STEM related subjects
Level: Primary
Location: e-technology Lab, ESEC site, Transinne, Belgium
Themes: Technology, Robotics, Earth Observation, Space Exploration
Period: January – March 2025
Overview
Primary school teachers from ESA Member States, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia are invited to apply to the training workshops that will take place at the e-technology lab in the ESA Education Training Centre (Transinne) Belgium, from January to March 2025.
Workshops are developed based on the current ESA missions and research activities, covering the themes of Technology, Robotics, Earth Observation and Space Exploration.
Interested teachers should apply to one workshop only in this period.
The number of available places is limited, so apply now not to miss this opportunity!
Who can apply?
These teacher workshops are open to teachers and professional educators from all ESA Member States, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia currently teaching in one of these countries. Priority will be given to teachers who have never attended any ESA Education workshop at the e-technology lab before.
How and when to apply
Teachers wishing to participate should fill in the relevant application form available below.
The workshops and corresponding deadlines to submit applications are:
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Technology and Robotics Workshop
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Delivery Dates: 16-17 January 2025
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Deadline for applying: 28 November 2024
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Applicants will be notified on 5 December 2024, whether successful or not.
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You can read more information on the Technology and Robotics workshop here.
Click here to fill in the application form.
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Teach with the Moon Workshop (Space exploration themes)
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Delivery Dates: 3-4 February 2025
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Deadline for applying: 16 December 2024
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Applicants will be notified on 23 December 2024, whether successful or not.
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You can read more information on the Teach with the Moon workshop here.
Click here to fill in the application form.
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Teach with the Moon Workshop (Space exploration themes)
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Delivery Dates: 17-18 March 2025
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Deadline for applying: 27 January 2025
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Applicants will be notified on 3 February 2025, whether successful or not.
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You can read more information on the Teach with the Moon workshop here.
Click here to fill in the application form.
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Teach with Earth Workshop (Earth observation themes)
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Delivery Dates: 24-25 February 2025
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Deadline for applying: 6 January 2025
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Applicants will be notified on 13 January 2025, whether successful or not.
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You can read more information on the Teach with Earth workshop here.
Click here to fill in the application form.
Note: ESA reserves the right to close the application window earlier than the given deadline if a sufficient number of quality applications are received. In such case, an announcement will be posted on the ESA Education Facebook page.
Workshop details
The workshops will take place at the ESA Education Training Centre at ESEC-Galaxia, located in Transinne, Belgium. Further information on the content of the workshop and practical details will be communicated directly to the selected teachers.
Attention:
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The working language of the workshop will be English.
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Application submitted by the teachers should also be in English.
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Attendance to the entire workshop is mandatory.
Sponsorship and costs
Selected teachers should arrange their travel from their departure point in an ESA Member State or Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia to the location of the training course, and back to their original departure point. Travel expenses will be covered by ESA up to a maximum of 300€ per teacher. These expenses will be reimbursed to the teacher’s bank account after the event, on production of valid, original receipts.
For the duration of the workshop, accommodation, catering, and local transportation will be organised, booked, and paid for by ESA’s Education Office. Teachers will be sharing hotel rooms.
Teachers are responsible for their own arrangements for passports, visas, and any additional insurance required.
If you have any questions, please email etechnologylab@esa.int.
