Warsaw Schools Prepares For The Upcoming Solar Eclipse
March 12, 2024 at 7:23 p.m.
Indiana will see a solar eclipse April 8.
In preparation of the eclipse, Warsaw Community Schools has prepared educational opportunities for students around the eclipse.
Building on WCS’ eclipse viewing initiative in 2017, WCS will provide essential resources, including 6,700 American Astronomical Society (AAS) approved solar glasses, thanks to the support from the Zimmer Biomet Foundation, according to a provided news release.
The eclipse will start with the partial eclipse beginning at 1:53 p.m., reaching its maximum at 3:09 p.m. and concluding by 4:24 p.m. These moments offer an educational opportunity, and WCS has prepared special lesson activities for its schools to engage in while preparing for the event.
Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert said Tuesday, “What we’re going to do is use (the eclipse) as an educational opportunity. Our dismissal time is different than some of the school systems around us. So, actually, the eclipse is going to happen while our elementary students are in school.
“We’re going to have the eclipse glasses for every student. We also have a special speaker that’s going to be coming in, working with the kids to understand it more and understand the significance of this. And we thought, especially since we’re not in the totality of it, that this gives all our students an educational opportunity to still be part of it, even though we’re not in the Indianapolis region.”
Families wanting their children to observe the eclipse from home are asked to notify their respective schools.
While the eclipse's total phase will last approximately 3 minutes, WCS urges families and community members to exercise caution and use approved solar viewing glasses when looking at the sun during this event, stated the release.
“We hope (students) can understand it’s again a unique educational experience. Again, these types of eclipses only happen so often,” Hoffert said.
For students that stay at school during the eclipse, WCS will spend time with students to help them understand what it means when looking at the science aspect of it, as well as allowing to view the eclipse safely, he said.
Indiana will see a solar eclipse April 8.
In preparation of the eclipse, Warsaw Community Schools has prepared educational opportunities for students around the eclipse.
Building on WCS’ eclipse viewing initiative in 2017, WCS will provide essential resources, including 6,700 American Astronomical Society (AAS) approved solar glasses, thanks to the support from the Zimmer Biomet Foundation, according to a provided news release.
The eclipse will start with the partial eclipse beginning at 1:53 p.m., reaching its maximum at 3:09 p.m. and concluding by 4:24 p.m. These moments offer an educational opportunity, and WCS has prepared special lesson activities for its schools to engage in while preparing for the event.
Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert said Tuesday, “What we’re going to do is use (the eclipse) as an educational opportunity. Our dismissal time is different than some of the school systems around us. So, actually, the eclipse is going to happen while our elementary students are in school.
“We’re going to have the eclipse glasses for every student. We also have a special speaker that’s going to be coming in, working with the kids to understand it more and understand the significance of this. And we thought, especially since we’re not in the totality of it, that this gives all our students an educational opportunity to still be part of it, even though we’re not in the Indianapolis region.”
Families wanting their children to observe the eclipse from home are asked to notify their respective schools.
While the eclipse's total phase will last approximately 3 minutes, WCS urges families and community members to exercise caution and use approved solar viewing glasses when looking at the sun during this event, stated the release.
“We hope (students) can understand it’s again a unique educational experience. Again, these types of eclipses only happen so often,” Hoffert said.
For students that stay at school during the eclipse, WCS will spend time with students to help them understand what it means when looking at the science aspect of it, as well as allowing to view the eclipse safely, he said.