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Education Programmes

HICS's education programmes bring instruments, data, and real scientific practice directly into schools and communities. Not textbook science — students analyse real data from real instruments collecting real signals from the world around them.

Programmes
School Science Residency
School Science Residency Programme
Multi-day visits to schools combining planetarium sessions, instrument workshops, data exploration, and teacher training.
Planned
Youth Research Fellowship
Youth Research Fellowship
Full-time 12–24 month research positions for Nepali scientists and engineers. Real research. Real stipend. Real publications.
Planned
Annual Science Camp
Annual Science Camp
Ten-day residential programme for high school students (Grades 9–11) selected from across Nepal. Priority for students from districts outside Kathmandu.
Planned
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher Professional Development
Annual one-week residential intensive. Teachers leave with a working instrument they built, curriculum modules ready to teach, and membership in an ongoing professional community.
Planned
Free learning resources

Freely available for teachers, students, and anyone who wants to understand the science behind the instruments and data. Download them, use them, adapt them.

Curriculum modules

Grades 8–10

What is the atmosphere?

Temperature, pressure, and altitude gradients. What sensors measure and why.

Instrument alignment: IESH v0
Grades 8–11

Air quality: what is PM2.5?

Kathmandu Valley air quality as the core case study.

Instrument alignment: IESH v0
Grades 9–11

Passive solar: how do buildings stay warm?

The physics of thermal mass and solar gain for Himalayan conditions.

Instrument alignment: CMS

Instrument build guides

Moderate ~NPR 5,000

IESH v0: Environmental Monitor

Full guide: wiring diagrams, Python code, Flask dashboard, and sync script.

→ Replicate Hardware
Easy Zero additional cost

DSLR Astrophotography

Camera settings, focusing at night, capturing crisp star trails.

→ View Guide
Easy NPR 500–2,000

Diffraction Spectroscope

Build for NPR 500 using cardboard and a CD. Sodium streetlight spectrum study.

→ Build Spectroscope

Scientific computing

Python tutorials using real HICS environmental data. Each notebook is ready to download and run.

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hics_csv_plot.ipynb
Introduction to Python data analysis using real sensor time-series datasets.
1.2 MB
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time_series_patterns.ipynb
Finding environmental patterns — diurnal cycles and high-altitude seasonal trends.
3.4 MB
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sensor_cross_validation.ipynb
Cross-validating high-precision sensors to identify drift and temperature offsets.
2.1 MB
Open knowledge

All of HICS's public outputs exist for the world, not only for enrolled students. Data is open, designs are open-source, curricula are free.

→ Live data dashboard and open API  ·  → Open-source designs on GitHub