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Education

The Society is keen to support education at school and university levels. If you run an educational course or program that may be of interest to AMOS members, please bring it to our attention using the contact details below.

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Current projects are as follows. If you are interested in being involved in any of these projects, or want further information, feel free to contact the Education Subcommittee at any time.

Art Competition
The atmosphere and the ocean have long been a source of inspiration for poets, painters, musicians and artists of all kind. From the dark and stormy nights of literature to such diverse music as Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Guns ‘n’ Roses’ November Rain descriptions of the weather add depth and colour to the scene. Meanwhile, the ocean, with its many colours and moods, is feted for its beauty and power. It has inspired tales of treacherous seas tamed by heroic explorers and vivid images of warm azure waters in a tropical paradise.

We invite you to be swept up by this inspiration. Spend some time watching the skies or the ocean. Connect with the power and the beauty and channel that into a short story, poem, song, painting or something that captures the essence of what you feel. 

Art Competition details. Entries close 26 September 2008.

Student Essay Prize
The winner for 2007 was Helen Duncan of Monash University for her essay The Southern Ocean and its Role in the Marine Carbon Cycle, published in BAMOS Volume 20 No. 2. Examples of other submissions (runners up) may be found in  Volume 20 No. 3 and Volume 20 No. 4 .

Students are encouraged to submit entries for 2009. Guidelines will be available here soon. In the meantime see the 2008 guidelines for an indication of what will be expected.

School Curriculum
We are investigatingthe feasibility of including Meteorological examples within the School Mathematics curriculum in Victoria. Rob Willis has written an article, Turning to Meteorology for Teaching and Learning Resources, which was published (in two parts) in Vinculum, a publication of the Mathematical Assoication of Victoria and reproduced in BAMOS Volume 20 No. 5 for the information of AMOS members. Part III  of the article will be published in BAMOS in 2008.

Study at University
We maintain an web page linking to universities that teach Meteorology and Oceanography, either as part of a undergraduate stream or as a short course. Please send us any corrections or suggestions.