Atlantykron is a youth educational summer camp, known as a fun, exciting and unique learning experience with a curricula developed around science, art, sport and culture, taking place in a privileged environment: on a wild island on the Danube river near the village and ancient Roman ruins of Capidava in Romania.
Amateur radio also plays a prominent role in this Academy. This is what the following article is about, written by Petrică Stolnicu, YO9RIJ, EURAO's President.
ARS, YO9KBZ, founded in 2023, is one of the singular ham radio associations in Romania that develops programs in STEAM education system in order to make the science more attractive for kids. No doubt that ham radio has many domains that can offer curriculum and curiosity to teach more about the waves and electronics.
An small team of EURAO members from Romania, with the financial support of a local foundation in Buzau City: Fondul Stiintescu , started in April a program dedicated to the children and young people in order to experience applied science with the help of amateur radio.
The project aims to create an educational space and apply in practice the phenomena that accompany the interaction between people using radio waves.
The final selection of the projects was made by a dedicated jury, made up of specialists in fields related to the Fund's themes, together with a member of the Board of Directors of the Buzau Community Foundation.