ARISS Belgique jeudi 12 janvier 2017

ARISS contact planned for schools in Belgium

An International Space Station radio contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG/FX0ISS with Collège Saint-Guibert, Gembloux, Belgium and Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium.

The event is scheduled Thursday January 12, 2017 at approximately 13:47 UTC , which is 14:47 CEWT.

The telebridge contact will be operated by K6DUE, located in Maryland, USA.

Three schools will participate to this ARISS contact:
- Saint-Guibert College (students at their college in Gembloux)
- Kindergarten and primary school Sainte-Lutgarde (students on Space Camp at  Euso Space Center)
- Saint-Laurent school (students on Space Camp at Euro Space Center)


Presentation Saint-Guibert College (Gembloux) Belgium

The Saint-Guibert College was founded by the congregation of the Brethren of the Chtistian Schools, following the principles of its founder Jean Baptiste de La Salle. This pedagogy is centered on the youngsters, adapted to their time and devoted to their social insertion, with special care for the most needy.

Our College, located at Gembloux in central Belgium, comprises 4 separate schools and 3100 students:
- The basic school with kindergarten and primary school 2 - 12, Saint–Guibert square
- The secondary school, general, technical and professional, 12 – 18, Orneau square
- The small school at the Station, for Dutch immersion tuition, 2 ½ - 12, and French kindergarten
- The kindergarten at Ernage.

Openness, listening, availability, faith, the place of the pupil are the values of our pedagogic project, summarized by Albert Jacquard’s saying: “ I am the relations I weave “

We want a school that favors:
A. The relation to oneself,
B. The relation to knowledge,
C. The relation to others.


Presentation Euro Space Center - Transinne - Belgium

Opened in June 1991, Euro Space Center is a discovery center specializing in socio-educational recreation. Our field of specialization is space.
Euro Space Center has become a leader in Belgium for the dissemination of knowledge about space sciences and technologies.
Euro Space Center is open to the general public all year round and also welcomes trainees from many different countries. The goal is to spark a love for the sciences and innovation.

Euro Space Center and its high-tech environment are unique in Europe. They enable young people and adults to learn about astronomy, robotics, space engineering and more. Euro Space Center also lets people (re)discover an exceptional human adventure: mankind’s conquest of space.

Students from the following schools participate to the ARISS contact.

Kindergarten and Primary school Sainte-Lutgarde

«One school, two locations in a green and country side environment»
For more than 130 ans, the Sainte-Lutgarde schools are active in the splendid landscape of central Brabant, in the town Lasne.  The schools feature two locations: one in the Lasne town center, with some 245 students of the primary cycle; the other at the Chapel site, with 40 students in Kindergarten and the two lower primary.

Headteacher Sainte-Lutgarde schools Mrs Dominique Hut states:
The Sainte-Lutgarde schools in Lasne aim to help the child build up competence and knowledge, while developing self-confidence, awareness and autonomy.
Our schools wish to promote the joy of learning in a serene and positive atmosphere, in line with requirements.
To meet these goals, the Child-Parent-Teacher partnership is an indispensable asset.


Saint-Laurent school

Since several years, the Saint-Laurent school participates to the Space Classes. Every year, the pupils of 3rd primary work on space topics, so we can devote many lessons to this thematic. Twice we had the opportunity to talk to Thomas and we follow his training for his great adventure on the ISS.  This year, two classes participate to the project and we are very excited to ask questions to Thomas on his work on the Space Station and his dream as an astronaut.

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

Gembloux = College Saint-Guibert
Sombreffe = Ecole Saint-Laurent (Euro Space Center)
Lasnes = Ecole Sainte Lutgarde (Euro Space Center)
1. Gembloux : Louis - La nourriture a-t-elle le même goût que sur Terre?
2. Lasnes : Maëlle - Est-ce facile de toujours rester en apesanteur?
3. Gembloux : Pauline - Dormez-vous bien dans cette position?
4. Sombreffe : Quelle a été votre première sensation lors de votre entrée dans l’ISS?
5. Gembloux : Jérôme - Que faites-vous de votre temps libre?
6. Lasnes : Chiara - À quoi ressemble l’espace vue de l’ISS, voit-on quelque chose?
7. Gembloux : Marie - D’où vient l’oxygène que vous respirez dans la station?
8. Lasnes : Camille - Quel est le plus gros danger à bord de l’ISS?
9. Gembloux : Alexandre - Les animaux de compagnie sont-ils autorisés?
10. Sombreffe : Quelles sont les expériences que vous menez dans la station spatiale?
11. Gembloux : Lucie - Avez-vous besoin d’un casque audio pour communiquer entre vous dans la station?
12. Lasnes : Robin - Avez-vous du WiFi?
13. Gembloux : Nathan -  La notion de temps est-elle la même que sur la Terre?
14.Sombreffe: Quelles sont vos différentes tâches dans l’ISS?
15. Gembloux : Adeline - Comment entretenez-vous vos vêtements (lavage, séchage)?
16. Lasnes : Benjamin - Peut-on voir la pollution autour de la terre?
17. Gembloux : Hugo - Qui peut être astronaute?
18. Sombreffe : Comment avez-vous vécu le décollage ?
19. Gembloux : Dahlia - Avez-vous des expériences à réaliser dans le domaine de la santé?
20. Lasnes : Celia - Aimeriez-vous aller sur Mars?

ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA.

ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning.

Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS past chairman
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