26/06/2024

OUTSTE(A)M

OUTSTE(A)M is transforming early childhood education with an innovative toolkit designed to ignite curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity in young learners, turning outdoor learning into an exciting STE(A)M adventure

As a Scientix project, OUTSTE(A)M and its partners are developing this toolkit to revolutionise early childhood education by enhancing outdoor STE(A)M learning. The project addresses challenges such as STEM awareness, gender stereotypes, and disconnection from nature, offering job profiles, learning scenarios, visual resources, games, toys, and instructional guidelines.
 

The project is providing high quality STE(A)M education in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings with a play-based hands-on learning approach that enables educators to develop the necessary competences, produce effective pedagogical methods and teach children the right principles and values.

Current and expected outcomes:

  • In 2025, the project delivered an age-appropriate toolkit of resources, including learning scenarios, games, job profiles and additional resources.
  • The kit will be the focal point of the OUTSTE(A)M in Action: Let's STE(A)M Massive Open Online Course for teachers, starting in early 2026.

 Explore OUTSTE(A)M

 

Website: https://www.scientix.eu/community/partner-projects/outsteam

Duration: 2024 - 2026

Funding: Erasmus+

Social media:

Facebook: @ScientixEU

Twitter: @scientix_eu

 

  • EXPECTED OUTCOMES

    • Developing Learning Scenarios that showcase examples of high-quality, STE(A)M activities in the outdoor environment that facilitate OUTSTE(A)M's goals.

    • Developing STE(A)M Job Profiles careers to make students aware of STE(A)M career paths and increase their motivation and curiosity for them.

    • Developing STE(A)M Games and Toys to help children learn more about STE(A)M, future job possibilities and educational careers.

    • Developing STE(A)M resources and materials to promote STE(A)M education.

    • Developing the OUTSTE(A)M Guidelines to showcase how to best use the OUTSTE(A)M's toolkit (Learning Scenarios, Job Profiles, Games and Toys, Resources and Materials).

    • Developing Policy Recommendations to integrate the toolkit in different curriculums in ECEC and primary schools in Europe.

    • Testing and curating the toolkit's elements to ensure high quality.

    • Disseminating the toolkit through a MOOC and participation in a dissemination campaign.

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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them

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