Kakogianneio Starschool of Hypati

Our institute "Kakogianneio Starschool" of Hypati (Greece) is an educational and research institute of the Directorate of Secondary Education of Fthiotida Prefecture (the regional Administration Office responsible for all state secondary schools (63) in the area as well as the Natural Sciences Laboratory Center (NSLC)). The number of students that is currently studying at DDE schools and NSLC is responsible is over 5000. Starschool of Hypati as a part of NSLC, headed by Louvaris Konstantinos, is responsible for educational programs for students and teachers promoting good practices in Laboratory Natural Science teaching with experiments (Planetarium, laboratories, telescopes), engaging students to Astronomy – Astrophysics and Geosciences. StarSchool of Hypati operates with the aim of sparking students' and teachers’ interest in natural sciences and celestial phenomena, while giving them the opportunity to discover the connection between theoretical knowledge and the real world. In fact, students and teachers participate in the educational programs for free, while the fields of knowledge they can choose from vary and concern Introduction to Astronomy, Climate Crisis - Climate Change, Earthquakes and Earthquake Protection, as well as Familiarity with the Earth and its materials. Starschool of Hypati works with students and teachers but ordinary citizens can visit it for its educational programs related to astronomy and geosciences. So the schools’ responsibility area works vary students of ages 6 to18 years old and citizens of all ages.