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Parklands College has announced a ground-breaking collaboration with Trinity Preparatory School of Florida. Through this partnership, a comprehensive aerospace, robotics, and cultural exchange program will be established. This program's goal is to encourage students to study and explore space in addition to learning about Earth. The partnership is a natural fit with the College's dedication to promoting creativity and innovation.Parklands College, a Western Cape Top 20 school renowned for its creative leadership nationwide, is pleased to announce a ground-breaking collaboration with Trinity Preparatory School of Florida, one of the top independent secondary schools in the US. Through this partnership, a comprehensive aerospace, robotics, and cultural exchange program will be established, offering students access to unmatched scientific research, innovation, and global possibilities.
Parklands College officially announced the start of its STAR (Science, Technology, Aerospace and Robotics) program in January 2023, following years of offering its students practical space research and exploration chances. This program’s goal is to encourage students to study and explore space in addition to learning about Earth. Parklands College has access to expert, authentic space camps and experiences for its students as a MaxIQ Space Centre of Excellence.
To communicate with satellites, one of its students successfully set up a TinyGS Ground Station. A scientific gadget was been launched on a NASA High Altitude Balloon by their student STAR team to perform crucial observations in the stratosphere. The Sakhikamva Foundation’s association with Trinity Preparatory School of Florida supports Parklands College’s mission to inspire and empower staff and students so they can discover their purpose. With the ambitious objective of delivering a MaxIQ Space sensor to the International Space Station in August 2025, the partnership is a natural fit with the College’s dedication to promoting creativity and innovation.
By connecting students from around the world and encouraging them to pursue careers in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), these institutions, in partnership with the Cape Academy of Maths, Science, and Technology, hope to promote scientific advancement and cultural exchange while expanding global perspectives. Students will also have the chance to take part in a unique international exchange as the partnership develops.
Parklands College’s Director of Technology and Innovation, Richard Knaggs, expressed his excitement about the relationship with Trinity Prep High School. “By collaborating, we can provide our students with priceless international learning opportunities, giving them the exposure, education, and abilities they need to succeed in a space-earth future.”
Parklands College and Christopher Robin Pre-Primary recently announced that, in addition to this exciting cooperation, they have been honoured by Apple as a Distinguished School for the fourth consecutive program term, 2024-25. Parklands College is honoured for its ongoing innovation in teaching and learning, which inspires, imagines, and influences instruction.
Trinity Preparatory School and Parklands College are committed to giving their students an excellent, international education, and they are sure that this collaboration will help them accomplish that. Get in touch with Parklands College at marketing@parklands.co.za for additional details.
