Science on Stage festival 2022

Categories

All primary and secondary school teachers present their projects and experiments at stands in an exhibition, called fair. It is the main element of the festival. Other projects, selected by the programme committee of the festival, will be additionally presented in the categories ’Workshop’ and ’On Stage Activities’. Fair All participants present their projects and experiments at stands in an exhibition. The fair is the main element of the festival. Workshops (50 minutes)  Interactive hands-on sessions from teachers for teachers to work together to learn and practice new skills. On Stage Activities (10 minutes) Participants show their teaching projects and experiments on stage

Guiding Themes

All projects represent inquiry-based learning approaches.

• Science for the Youngest (projects for preschool and primary school)
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Education (projects that show how STEM can contribute to achieving the SDGs)
• Technologies in STEM education (projects involving coding, ICT, big data, AI, VR, network security, etc.)
• Diversity in STEM Education (projects including the variability of teaching methods, for talented students, for inclusive learning, cooperation between younger and older students etc.)
• STEM with Arts (e.g. projects combining STEM with other disciplines – i.e. arts, music, sports, history, etc.)
• Collaboration in STEM Education (e.g. projects including the local community – e.g. between teachers, schools and companies, different communities)
• Joint projects (projects developed in cooperation between teachers from different countries, one of whom at least participated in a previous Science on Stage festival); see details for application below.

Application criteria and jury

The teachers taking part in our festival are selected by the National Steering Committee in their country. Those teachers present their project in a stand in the fair. The ideal Science on Stage project

• promotes students interest in science,
• refers to everyday life,
• has a sustainable effect,
• is feasible in everyday school life and can be financed with reasonable expenses,
• promotes inquiry-based learning.

Teachers who present additionally their projects in a workshop or on stage performance are selected by the international festival jury, which consists of science teachers, educators or representatives from ministries or universities. All board members of Science on Stage Europe are also involved. The international jury will select at the festival the best projects awarded with the European STEM Teacher Award. In this selection process the recommendations for best projects of the Nationals Steering Committees are taken into account.

Joint Projects

Are you a former delegate of a previous European Science on Stage festival and have you created a project for your STEM classes with a colleague from another country? Then, we invite you to apply for the participation as ”Joint Project” for the next European Science on Stage festival 2022. Please fill in the application form and send it to info@science-on-stage.eu by 31 May 2021. Additional material can be sent separately as attachment. The Executive Board of Science on Stage Europe will decide about the participation of Joint Projects in the Science on Stage festival 2022 in summer 2021. To facilitate your participation, we have decided to support your travel costs to Prague with max. €300.00 per selected project.