Organisers: German SOFIA Institute (DSI) House of astronomy (HdA) European Association for Astronomy Education (EAAE) International Astronomical Union (IAU)

The Summer School was for school teachers interested in astronomy, in particular in infrared astronomy and spectroscopy.

The theme of this Summer School was spectroscopy for the school.

General Lectures and Workshops were presented by EAAE, IAU members and teachers with long experience. The objective of WS was to offer teachers very practical and didactic material which can be implemented at school.  

Observation sessions were held during the Summer School. The goal was to introduce the participants into the basics of spectroscopy. The course offered participants special visit to the Max-Planck-Institute of astronomy and the building of the House of astronomy - Heidelberg.

The language of the Summer School was German.
Summer School chair:  Cecilia Scorza (member of the EAAE and IAU) and
Olaf Fischer (Member EAAE and IAU)
 e-mail: scorza@mpia.de