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Partnerships
In our ongoing effort to enhance the opportunities for the Program's participants
and alumni, we have formed partnerships with the following organizations:
- Beginning 2005 the Program initiated an international teacher exchange program with
Singapore's Ministry of
Education. Two teachers from Columbia's Program visited the Singapore
govenment schools while two Singapore science teachers worked in Columbia's research laboratories.
While the exchange portion of the partnership has ended, two CUSRP teachers
continue to visit Singapore government schools each July as guests of the Ministry of
Education.
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Beginning 2007, two teachers CUSRP alumni are placed each year in research laboratories at
James Cook University,
Townsville, Queensland, Australia. JCU faculty have been generous in
opening their research groups to our teachers. To date, the following JCU
faculty hosting CUSRP teachers are: Kirsten Heimann (7 times!), Morgan
Pratchett (4 times!), Dean Jerry, Lynne Van Herweden, David Blair, Christa Placzek,
Carl Spandler, John Ginger, James Whinney, Vanessa Messmer & Peter Ridd.
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Beginning 2008, Columbia's
Astronomy
Department developed the
Rooftop
Variables program whereby CUSRP teachers each year learn the
fundamentals of observational astronomy.
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Beginning 2012, Bank Street
College partnered with the Summer Research Program to elevate the
science instruction during the weekly seminars.
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