Explore and grow with STEM

About this project

<p>Project “Explore and grow with STEM” is planned to improve knowledge and skills of targeted groups of teachers and pupils who will successfully follow trends of complex and technologically advanced society. Project is focused on developing STEM skills of 7 teachers, principal and 98 pupils in Elementary School Josipa Kozarca Lipovljani, which includes 63 pupils with special educational needs. By modernizing school areas, purchasing STEM equipment and achieving bilateral cooperation with partner organization GeoCamp from Iceland and domestic partner, non-profit organization The Open Computer Workshop Association "We are all against" applicant will carry out activities of developing teachers’ skills in STEM education and strengthening pupils’ STEM skills.&nbsp;</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

1.By including an international partner who has significant experience in providing support and education in the field of STEM, that is, the field on which our project is based, the implementation of the entire project was at a high professional level. The exchange of experiences made it possible to compare the educational policies of the two countries. During the project, new approaches, methods and forms of work were implemented in teaching with an emphasis on the STEM field in accordance with the needs and possibilities of our educational system. 2. o Acquaintance with new or improvement of existing methods and forms of work in the implementation of the teaching process with regard to different economic, social, educational and cultural conditions. o Upgraded knowledge and skills in the STEM field. o Exchange of experiences of students and teachers o Collaborative work of students from two countries with different educational systems and material possibilities on a joint project assignment o Getting to know new cultures, education systems, improving the English language. 3. Based on the positive experiences gained during the project, preconditions were created for continued cooperation through other projects, programs or as an upgrade to the implemented project. Through informal discussions, various possibilities of continuing cooperation through Erasmus projects in the form of teacher education and student mobility were agreed upon aimed not only at education in the STEM field but also beyond. Partners can help us and enable the creation of new contacts and connections with schools and other institutions that can provide us with appropriate education and mutual exchange of experiences.

Project partners

• Geocamp Iceland ehf Donor project partner· Iceland
• The Open Computer Workshop Association "We are all against" Project partner· Croatia