A FAMOUS astronaut put in an appearance at a popular York nursery.
Pupils at St Paul’s Nursery in Holgate were invited to attend a national Mars Hour event with British astronaut Tim Peake with children as young as three taking part.
Tuesday (March 4) was Mars Day which is a virtual event, presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency.
Head Claire Rigden said: “Mary Kendall, our teacher and children deserve this recognition as St Paul’s has completed the Mission X challenges for more than ten years.
"Mary has adapted the programme, designed for primary aged children to be suitable for younger children and was specifically invited to showcase the work she does to enthuse younger children and introduce a love of all things STEM related.
"As part of the day, they have Mars Hour, in which they try to feature children doing activities live from whatever location they are in.
"St Paul’s children were invited to the atrium to complete their physical training challenges and be live streamed."
It was part of the annual Mission X - Train like an Astronaut Challenge which uses the context of space to learn about being fit where pupils complete various fitness challenges which are logged with Mission X to earn points to enable two virtual astronauts to walk the distance to the Moon.
The STEM centre at the University of York noticed team St Paul’s Nursery Space Cadets efforts over the last ten years and invited them to be part of the programme this year.
It is held in different locations round the country each year, and this year was held at the STEM centre at the University of York.
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