Astronomy
The sky from the basics up, with sun-gazing and virtual reality models of the solar system.
One of the largest space trainings in Ethiopia: thirteen cohorts in seven cities, where ESSS professionals teach students in grades 7 to 12 the foundations of astronomy, space engineering and aerospace engineering, with telescopes, models and sun-gazing alongside the lessons.
- students, as each cohort reported
- 2,096
- cohorts
- 13
- cities
- 7
- women
- 40%
Who it is for
Grades
- 7–8
- 9–10
- 11–12
Tracks
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
What it teaches
Space engineering
Satellites: how they work, talk to the ground and keep their orbits.
Aerospace engineering
The principles of flight, from aircraft to rockets.
Where it has run
Since its first cohort in Addis Ababa, the training has run thirteen times in seven cities. Addis Ababa has hosted it most often; the largest single cohort was in Hawassa in 2023, with 364 students, and the latest brought together 227 students across six cities at once.
In photos
Hear about the next training
Trainings are announced to members first, with the cities and dates.