The destiny of a nation is being shaped in its classrooms.
Africa's first Space Exploration Educators Conference. 18–20 March 2027, Parklands College Secondary Faculty, Cape Town. Licensed by Space Center Houston.
Learn from a teacher who flew to space.
30+ years in Houston. Now in Cape Town.
Licensed by Space Center Houston, Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center.
SEEC South Africa gives every educator the tools, the network and the confidence to use space as a context for learning, whatever they teach. This is not just for science teachers: space needs accountants, lawyers, artisans, designers and communicators as much as it needs engineers.
More about SEEC South Africa →Built by space educators, industry experts and learners.
Real work from international and local classrooms, the space industry and astronauts and scientists. Rockets, satellites and circuit boards, built by the same people who will be in the room.
Learn from people who do the work
Aymette Medina Jorge
A classroom educator who flew on Blue Origin NS-32 in May 2025, and the subject of the documentary Maestra Astronauta.
Dr Gregory Chamitoff
Dianea Carroll Phillips
James Barrington-Brown
Daniel Newmyer
Practical outcomes, not just inspiration
What happens across the conference
Ignition & Launchpad
Opening keynote from Space Center Houston, hands-on workshops and spotlight talks.
Exploration & Payload
An industry day for educators, cross-curricular sessions, then a gala evening with a braai and stargazing.
Orbit & Beyond
Learners join us, rocket launches, an astronaut keynote and a public astronaut talk.
Arrive early for optional pre-conference tours to regional space facilities, 15 to 17 March.
See the full programme →Every educator. Every classroom.
SEEC South Africa doesn't sort delegates by subject or seniority. It's built for anyone shaping what learners believe is possible for their future, from student teachers to school principals.
Every classroom, every phase
Qualified educators from every phase in South Africa or beyond.
Student educators
Final-year BEd and PGCE students, about to step into their own classrooms.
Schools of every size and budget
Educators from schools of every size and budget. We are working with partners to widen access.
School leadership
HODs, deputies and principals: bring your team and shape your school's future curriculum together.
What it costs
Pre-Launch · R4,500
Gala dinner included. Only 50 tickets, and sales close the moment we hit 50.
Standard · R4,900
Three full days. Gala Dinner available as a R350 add-on.
Student educator · R3,900
For final-year BEd and PGCE students, with proof of registration from your university or college.
Bringing a school team? Book 10 or more on one school invoice and get 5% off.
Many schools use their professional development budget, and we invoice the school.
See tickets →Be in the room when Africa's first Space Exploration Educators Conference launches
Registration is open. Only 50 Pre-Launch tickets.
Want to present? Proposals close on 30 October 2026.