Day 5 - Public Viewing

The schedule today had a great start - all the students were treated to a talk by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield in a very inspiring hour-long talk about his achievements, his steps to accomplishing his goals, and how all the students can take steps to make themselves and their world better.  And he even finished with some of his songs.  Everyone enjoyed the talk immensely.

A great and inspiring talk by astronaut Chris Hadfield

Inspiration, and music too!

After the talk, Colonel Hadfield also walked through the entire project hall, stopping at a number of projects to talk to the students in depth, including talks with our own Team BASEF students Caroline and Isabella.

Isabella explaining her project to Chris Hadfield

The rest of the day was a combination of "On the Podium" lectures by Canadian scientists and specialists, the "Discovery" area of the exhibit hall with science demonstrations and other exhibits, and Public Viewing school tours.

Heading to the Projects after lunch

The morning started busier, but by the afternoon the school tours had thinned out and unfortunately the public viewing got a bit boring for some.  Hopefully more public will come to see the projects over the next two days!

 
In the evening there was one more short session of public viewing, until 7:30pm, and then students had the choice of attending a panel session on the future of Science Education or attending the CWSF Talent Show.  None of our team were taking part in the talent show this year (unfortunately they didn't have a piano or keyboard available on the stage), but there were some good performances by other students including singing, dancing, and even some cool magic tricks.

After everyone made it back to the residence, it was time to unwind a little - talking, playing cards, relaxing, and for a couple it was a good chance to get to bed and catch up on some sleep.

Time to relax!

The team has many talents...

Tomorrow will start with public viewing again, and then we all get ready to head out to the Awards Ceremony in the afternoon.  Another exciting day awaits!