CNES PRESS RELEASE

PR 26/2005

SPACE AT ALBERT CAMUS SCHOOL, BOIS COLOMBES
Open Day – Thursday 21 April 2005

CNES lent strong support to the educational project put together for 2004/2005 at Albert Camus School, Bois Colombes. This project has given teachers and pupils from first year through to sixth form the opportunity to bring space into the classroom, using the Rosetta mission as their central theme to learn more about the world of comets.
Members of the press are invited Thursday 21 April 2005 to the closing day of this fine project, which has federated efforts and shown young people’s enthusiasm for science and space.


All day on 21 April 2005, project results will be on display in the grounds and documentation centre of Albert Camus School.

The emblematic centrepiece of these presentations will be a bronze sculpture called Le Jardin de Rosetta, made by sixth form French literature pupils under the guidance of art teacher Joël Blanc. Casting work for the sculpture was funded by CNES. The sculpture will remain in the school grounds as a permanent symbol of the space project, underlining the excellence, motivation and creativity of all involved.

CNES will also be at the open day with a series of panels presenting its activities and a model of Ariane 5.

The open day will begin at 10.00 a.m.

From 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., a series of lectures will be given under the marquee tent on The Solar System and planetary systems, Physics in our daily lives and Doing, living and talking science, with speakers from the CNRS national scientific research centre and pupils, families, visitors and event partners.

From 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., a researcher and students will be doing physics experiments to illustrate Lessons from Marie Curie.

Sandra Laly
Phone: +33 (0)1 44 76 77 32