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| The Cape Town Science Centre |
Exciting times were had again here at TKW with synapses firing on all fronts. Teachers and students welcomed new arrival, Nina Deggeller, from Switzerland, to our wintry shores with a trip to the all-new Cape Town Science Centre in Observatory. (Incidentally, the eclectic and bustling suburb of Observatory will soon become the new home of TKW…so watch this space for news of our re-launch).
Previously located in Canal walk, where it had a successful
run for 10 years, the Science Centre is now centrally located on Main Road,
Observatory and close to all forms of public transport. And so, on the mini-bus
from Rosebank to Observatory our excited science enthusiasts went. What some
may find interesting is that the building which now houses the Science Centre
is a heritage building designed by avant-garde architect Max Polincansky, who contributed
much to Modernist architecture in our city in the 1930s and 1940s. With some of
the original design elements still perfectly intact, the Cape Town Science Centre promises to stimulate
the senses on more than just a scientific level.
Our group visited the centre with high expectations and left
completely impressed and inspired. A vibrant, brightly coloured corridor which opened
onto an expansive room filled with all sorts of interactive and sometimes mind-boggling
exhibitions drew our group right in. There was something for everyone – a beautifully
detailed train set, complete with little people; a giant chess set; a Lego room
filled with Lego structures built by previous visitors; a life-size replica of
Africa’s first astronaut, Mark Shuttleworth’s Soyuz space capsule, which surprisingly fits 3; an aerotrim machine which, if you did not
already know, is a gyroscope large enough to hold a human; and Mindball, a game of mind over matter,
where nothing but brain waves are used to move a ball across a table. Amazing,
right? Well, our group certainly thought so. A few hours were needed to fully
experience everything the Science Centre had to offer, though everyone
unanimously agreed that it is well worth a second visit!
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| Paupette on 'Mindball' |
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| Patrick on 'Mindball' |
Star Trek, a Sci-fi series first popularised in the 1960s made famous the following words: To boldy go where no man has gone before... For the 'Trekkies' out there, these words resonate with notions of exploration, and discovery. So, visit the Science Centre and it may well get you all fired up and ready to explore your own uncharted territories!
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