Objectives of the Comenius project
The Comenius project has 4 core areas.
1. Core area: Exchange
- Coordinating organizators of scientific science holiday camps
- Exchange of ideas about planning and experiences of science holiday camps
- Sharing best practice in conducting and organizing science holiday camps
2. Core area: Evaluation and research
- Establishing a methodology to evaluate the impact of the activities on the participants
3. Core area: Financial aspects
- Discussion on economic aspects of science holiday camps
- Fundraising
- Personal costs
- Reducing costs through collaboration
4. Core area: Sustainability
- Extraction of basic pedagocial facts for successful activities
- Formulating suggestions for classroom activities in schools
- Recommendations for further holiday camps
- Buildung and strengthening links from science holiday camps to local SMEs and Industry
- Establish contact with third phase education in science and engineering (universities, colleges, technical universities, vocational trainers)
Participants
Partners in SciCamp
Martin Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, Weinbergweg 10, 06099 Halle, Germany, Prof. Dr. Martin Lindner Martin.lindner@biodidaktik.uni-halle.de
Spain: Zientziaren Komunikazioa saileko arduraduna
Elhuyar Fundazioa, Zelai Haundi, 3, Osinalde industrialdea, 20170 Usurbil, Espana Maria Gil Rodriguez, m.gil@elhuyar.com
Serbia: Center for the Promotion of Science, Belgrade, Serbia, Dr. Aleksandra Drecun, adrecun@cpn.rs
Denmark: Linda Ahrenkiel, IMADU- University of Odense, linda@imada.sdu.dk
Hanne Hautop, talentchef, ScienceTalenterChef@sciencetalenter.dk
Portugal: Susana Chaves <schaves@fjuventude.pt>, Gestora de Projectos, Sede Nacional, Casa da Companhia, Rua das Flores n.º69