TWO Girvan teens who have bagged themselves a spot at the Houston Texas Space School are arranging a fundraising disco next month.

Lauren McEwan and Antonio Sisi, from Girvan Academy, are just two of 50 young people worldwide selected to attend the two week programme in America.

The course runs from July 23 until August 7 this summer but they have to raise money in order to go. A 60s, 70s and 80s themed disco will be held on Friday, April 21 at Sacred Heart Hall.

There will be a bar and a raffle and tickets are available from Maggie's Fruit and Veg Shop.

The fifth year pupils were put forward by their physics teacher Mr Lam with the condition that they both got an A in their higher physics prelim which they did.

During their two-week stay, the students will participate in several cultural and social events designed to provide a setting in which they will demonstrate and share their respective cultures with each other and their host families.
Experiencing and celebrating international diversity as a Space School student is frequently the first step for these students as they work closely with each other.

Learning about the results of differences in communication due to language barriers, terminology differences, varying levels of educational competency, and cultural differences, causes them to recognise how these differences are magnified in professional situations.

The goal of Space School is to demonstrate that building upon diversity in an educational team building environment can lay the foundation for international collaboration in space exploration initiatives, which will be required in order to design and complete projects of the magnitude required for successful space exploration and development. A

Crowdfunding page has also been set up by Laura Finch, Lauren's mum, to help the pupils with funding.