2021-22 school projects
2021-22 school projects
The European Space Agency is back to school with teachers and students across Europe. ESA is launching five school projects and new teacher training opportunities for the 2021/22 school year.
With Astro Pi, Climate Detectives, Mission X, Moon Camp and CanSat your students can learn about Earth’s environment, train like an astronaut, design a Moon base, develop a “micro-satellite” or program a computer onboard the International Space Station. Choose your favourite, note down the kick-off dates and… teach with space!
| Project | Target | Description | Registration opens | Registration closes* |
| Astro Pi | up to 19 years old | Learn about coding and perform a scientific experiment in the ISS | 13 September |
Mission Space Lab: 29 October 2021 Mission Zero: 18 March 2022 |
| Climate Detectives | 8 to 15 years old | Investigate a climate problem using Earth Observation data | 14 September | 25 November 2021 |
| Moon Camp | 6 to 19 years old | Learn about the Moon and 3D design a lunar base | 15 September | 21 April 2022 |
| CanSat | 14 to 19 years old | Imagine, build, test and launch your very own mini satellite | 16 September | 3 December 2021** |
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Mission X: Train like an astronaut |
8 to 12 years old | Learn the key elements to keeping fit and staying healthy in space and on Earth | 17 September | 31 May 2022 |
* For a full timeline of all the school projects see the infographics below
**If your country has a CanSat National Competition, this deadline won't apply to you. Visit cansat.esa.int/apply to find more details on your respective National CanSat Competition
If you want to know more about the ESA education activities, register here to join us for a live Teach with Space 2021-2022 Information Session, 22 September at 17:00 CEST. We will walk-through each of the annual ESA school projects, providing you with everything you need to know - how to apply, how to get started, and more. In this session we will also announce the new ESA Teach with Space online trainings opportunities for primary and secondary teachers and educators, which will open for registrations soon. These trainings will cover a range of online tools and classroom resources, facilitated by live interactions and complementary Q&A segments.
ESA also provides support for primary and secondary school teachers in your own country through its ESERO project and network. For more information about the teacher training opportunities and school-level teacher support offered by ESA through its ESERO Offices in your country, visit the webpage of your national ESERO.
We look forward to another fantastic year of projects with ESA Teach with Space!
