PROPOSITION FOR FOUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICE OF THE SUB-REGIONAL EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL COMMITTEE

We propose to found Balkan Educational Office in Astronomy (BEOA) in the framework of the Sub-Regional European Astronomical Committee. Its main goals will be to unite the efforts of teachers and researchers to raise the student’ and scholar’ attention to learning astronomy, to found Balkan Schools’ Observatory and to coordinate the activities of all educational and scientific institutions for popularization of the astronomy. The main activities of the BEOA will be: creation of new educational resources; organization of workshops and training courses for teachers in astronomy; organization of Balkan competitions and summers schools in astronomy for school students and for university students; organization of astronomical expeditions, festivals, exhibitions; etc. The BEOA will work in close relation with the European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE).