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Gabriella Mistral Award
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StarTeachers and PIO Staff on Mauna Kea
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The StarTeachers and Gemini Observatory Public Information and Outreach staff visit Mauna Kea on October 13, 2003.

The second-half of the innovative StarTeachers program began on Saturday, October 11, in Waikoloa, Hawai`i, with a welcoming gala for the three Chilean StarTeachers. During the gala, Gemini Director Matt Mountain was honored to receive the Gabriela Mistral Medal for excellence in education from the Chilean Ministry of Education. The gala event kicked-off two weeks of science teaching and cultural exchange.

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