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ARISS contact planned with 2 Italian schools on March 7th

MessaggioInviato: 6 marzo 2015, 13:06
da IK0ZCW
Thursday, 05 March 2015 14:26
Written by stefan

ARISS contact planned with 2 Italian schools An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at G. Salvemini & G. La Pira, Montemurlo, Italy, and Dante Alighieri 1st Grade Secondary (Middle) School, Casale Monferrato, Italy on 07 Mar.

The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:51 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and two other stations IK1SLD and IQ5VR. The contact should be audible over portions of Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

Presentation G. Salvemini & G. La PiraThe school "Salvemini & La Pira" is in Montemurlo, province of Prato, Tuscany region and it is a Secondary Middle School; it has 21 classes with pupils aged between 11 and 14. The name of the school derives from the fusion of the two schools of the commune. This is the only secondary middle school of the area. The schoolhouse hosts around 520 pupils.

Presentation Dante AlighieriThe "Dante Alighieri" School is situated a bit off the town centre of Casale Monferrato, near the ancient Cittadella, province of Alessandria, Piedmont region. It's a modern construction, developed on two main buildings: one for the school's didactical and administrative activities, one for the sport activities (gym and pool). It's surrounded by a wide playground, with a little plantation of poplars, planted by the pupils of the school. There are 12 classrooms (4 at the main floor and 8 at the first floor) and different labs: Science lab, Informatics lab, Techno lab, Art lab, Maths lab, Languages lab and a coloured and wide library. There is also a lot of afternoon activities, such as Latin courses, Languages courses and sport tournaments (soccer, basket, volley). The Dante Secondary I grade School has a current roll of 230 and a teaching staff of 29. In the last few years the school has been enhanced by the richness of its diverse student population.

Gaston Bertels - ON4WF

ARISS-Europe chairman