August 26, 2018
Under the leadership of Dato Lee Cheong, Chair of InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) Science Education Programme (SEP) Global Council, SSEC Director, Dr. Carol O’Donnell, and colleagues from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), attended the “Exclusive Forum on Promoting Science Literacy through the National Museums of ASEAN Countries” in Nonthaburi, Thailand. During O’Donnell’s presentation, she addressed the role of museums in promoting science literacy onsite, in communities, in schools, and online. O’Donnell shared with attendees, information on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals project, which uses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework to encourage youth ages 8-17 to engage in sustainable actions that are student-defined and implemented.
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