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Scopes4SEN

Telescopes for Special Educational Needs (SEN) - Scopes4SEN

Children with special educational needs and more vulnerable people should also be given the chance to look through a telescope and explore the Moon, the planets and the stars. Since end 2015 Joanne & Patrick Poitevin took up the challenge to roll out the initiative for the United Kingdom. Schools for special educational needs and institutions for children with disabilities are donated a telescope, and if available, loads of other education material. All free!
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So far in just over 6 years Scopes4SEN donated over 1500 telescopes, sometimes along with other educational material (if available): Astronomy KIT, SolarCan, Solar Filters, Digital Books, binoculars, meteorites, SUNoculars, books, posters, magazines, stereoscopes, digital microscopes, planispheres,  magnifiers, planetariums, CCD cameras, etc.

When we receive feedback in format of stories, press or social media mentions, images or footages, when available, we award and arrange a free Astronomy KIT via First Light Optics.  

When Joanne sadly passed away 18 July 2020, Patrick continued with the charity. 

Please get in touch:

- if you would like to donate a telescope or educational material
- if you know a location who caters special educational needs and keen to have a telescope = WAITING LIST, please DO NOT apply
- if you would like to donate some funds

Please do contact us via email scopes4sen@yahoo.com

​Support via our PayPal
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Or via bank transfer, direct debit ... cafdonate.cafonline.org/17299

​With your donation, you give children with disabilities or learning difficulties in a school or institute the opportunity to see the Moon, the planets, the stars.  Thank you for your support!!! 

​We are a HMRC registered charity - EW91069

Keep smiling,

Patrick

Patrick Poitevin
DE6 1RA Tissington

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Who are we?
Joanne and Patrick Poitevin @ Tissington UK
Tweeting about the Solar Eclipse Calendar (SEC), Astronomy and Solar Physics daily on Twitter (@PatrickPoitevin or @Scopes4SEN), FaceBook (Patrick Poitevin), and occasionally LinkedIn.  Follow Scopes4SEN on FaceBook as "Patrick Poitevin" or on Twitter as @Scopes4SEN  

Started Solar Eclipse Mailing List (SEML) in 1997, Solar Eclipse Newsletter (SENL) in 1996, and Jo an Patrick organised four pro-am international Solar Eclipse Conferences (SEC): Antwerp Belgium  SEC2000, Milton Keynes UK SEC2004, Los Angeles US SEC2007, New Mexico US SEC2014.  

We started with the UK Project "Scopes4SEN" to give children with special educational needs and more vulnerable people the chance to watch the Moon, Planets and Stars with their own telescope of their school or institute.  A telescope, binocular and plenty of educational materials is given free to schools and institutes.  

Our Solar & Astronomy images and observations are at "Other interesting Observations" tab above or follow our Blog. 

Observed and traveled to about 50 solar eclipses (see these pages "Our Travels") + over 5 transits (Mercury and Venus).  Have been "in totality" for over an hour. Due to Jo's illness, we were not able to travel to eclipses since early 2017.  Jo passed away 18 July 2020.  Patrick continued eclipse chasing since December 2020.

Comments, recommendations, critics welcome!
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