Erasmus+ Science Days in Croatia

Science day in Croatia was held on the 6th of March 2020 (close to International Women’s Day).
The idea was to introduce and expand the knowledge of women in STEM.

1. Around 400 students aged 14-18 participated directly or indirectly. 80 students prepared materials about women in STEM, and other students were involved as listeners or participants.
2. The activities included: making bookmarks, preparing leaflets and handouts on the topic and distributing them, visiting classes, treasure hunt.
3. The benefit was raising awareness about women in STEM, about science in general and showing our mainly female students that they can have a successful career in STEM in 21 century by presenting examples from the past when this was less usual, but still achievable.

LINKS: Instagram, Pictures

Erasmus+ Science Days in Poland for the second time

The subsequent science days were realized at a much smaller scale. The reason was the fear of SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19.
Some competitions have been held as a continuation of last year's competitions.
Students took part in workshops where they did their own splicing of optical fiber.
The benefit for the students was the opportunity to practice with professional equipment used in telecommunications companies.

Erasmus+ Science Days in Latvia

There were 150 students from grades 2-11 and 25 preschoolers.
Pupils conducted several experiments in groups, explained them in thematic groups
and looked for professions that could be useful. Pupils learned how to use different Internet tools. Pupils drew conclusions: Experiments are needed to develop humanity, to find scientific explanations of various things,
to understand the surrounding processes. If we understand why this is happening,
we can think about what can be improved or prevented. It is more interesting to experiment when we cooperate! It is interesting to observe the results as we learn about different new ideas,
linking them to the learning process. Students enjoyed doing practical experiments. They developed the ability to discuss and express their views. They learned how to make a presentation on PREZI.com, Learningapps, Powerpoint They dare to speak to the audience.

Here is a link to a longer, visual summary.

Erasmus+ Science Days in Italy for the second time

11 th Feb  2020 The International Day of Women and Girls in Science and ISIS O. Romero

On the occasion of the 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science,
to celebrate #WomenInScience,  some students of our school have wanted to underline
the role of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Enineering, Mathematics) in spite of prejudices
and gender stereotypes.

The students have dressed  commemorative stickers.

During the day of 11 February some slides were be shown at the entrance and on different ponits of
the school  of our schooconcerning scientists who have won prestigious awards and, in some cases,
undeservedly unknown and forgotten.They are certainly only small symbolic gestures
which however intend to encourage the participation of  women in Science as well
as supporting the claim of equal opportunities in the scientific career.

LINK: https://docs.google.com/presentation