The world is a rapidly changing environment and we need inspired scientists to continue the process of discovery across all sectors– from health and medicine to information technology. We should always remember that it all starts with school education experience. Science provides the development of skills of students’ asking questions and making investigations; making hypothesis, inference of results of experiments to students. Like learning to count or to read, learning how to do science is a lifelong progress. Children of all ages benefit   from exposure to science situation.

Engaging kids with science is easy. Teachers just need to remember to always relate science ideas back to their everyday lives. Best science lessons are the ones where you know students can’t wait to get home to tell their family about their new discovery about how things work, or why things happen in their everyday life experience. 

This courseteaches basic science concepts and answersto the questions such as: why is science important for everyone, what benefits children gain by learning science early in their lives, how to teach science through fun, yet educational hands-on experiments etc. Via its contemporary theories, its practice and structure, the course delivers the message that science is not difficult and complicated and that there is always a simple and creative way of teaching science. But most importantly, through the course participants will discover that the key to science education in schools is motivation for both teachers and children. An exciting class will inspire both students and teachers to learn and to immerse themselves in the topic. This is best achieved through the provision of outstanding teacher resources and a faculty that is committed to making science exciting in the classroom environment.

The main purpose of the course is to help teachers improve their science school lessons and science project in kindergarten, primary or secondary school. Participants will be familiarized with the impact they can have on children by learning science in a fun and innovative, yet educational manner. They will learn how to boost children imagination and natural gift of questioning, by implementing scientific way of thinking and science methodology in their work. As our goal is also to encourage teachers to lead science clubs in their home countries, the teachers will receive lesson plans to work on in their own science clubs.

  • Learn about myths in science and discover modern science.
  • Learn why science education is important for literacy matters.
  • Discover the advantages of teaching science in school.
  • Explore how children can benefit from learning science at young age.
  • Discover that science is actually close to children’s nature.
  • Learn how to teach children to develop scientific mind and attitude.
  • Determine the skills of scientific enquiry processes.
  • Learn the educational benefits of self-explanation.
  • Discover creative low cost science experiments in class.

Course Language

  • English
  • Note: Participants must have at least a CEFR level B2 knowledge of English in order to be able to participate actively.

Target Groups

  • Teachers working in primaryschools and secondary schools.

Methods & Tools

  • Lectures, exercises, discussions, teamwork, role-playing, study visits.

Study Visits

  • During the course, we also organize study visits to local schools. We discuss with participants their needs and we organize study visits to cover these needs. We usually organize study visits to: 

    • Early education – Primary education – Secondary education – Adult education local schools.
    • Special needs education schools.
    • Museums.

In course fee includes

    • Coffee Breaks that include traditional products.
    • Guided tour of the Historical Center of the town.
    • Dinner in a traditional restaurant of the town.
    • Europass Mobility.
    • A small gift with traditional Cretan products.
    • Certificate of Attendance, for participants who attend at least 80% of the course.

Heraklion

  • 5 days
  • For more information click to download pdf file.

Paris

  • 6 days
  • For more information click to download pdf file.

A/A LOCATION DATE DURATION COST CONFIRMED ENROLMENT
HERAKLION10 Mar 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
PARIS07 Apr 20256 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION05 May 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION23 Jun 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION07 Jul 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION21 Jul 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION06 Oct 20255 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
PARIS27 Oct 20256 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION09 Mar 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
PARIS20 Apr 20266 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION04 May 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION22 Jun 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION06 Jul 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION20 Jul 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION05 Oct 20265 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
PARIS26 Oct 20266 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION08 Mar 20275 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
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PARIS19 Apr 20276 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION21 Jun 20275 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
HERAKLION05 Jul 20275 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
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HERAKLION04 Oct 20275 days400 €ConfirmedPreRegister
PARIS25 Oct 20276 days480 €ConfirmedPreRegister

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