Posts by Udruga Bioteka

Association Bioteka, in partnership with the Ena Center from Sisak, has successfully completed the project “JAK – Strengthening Children’s Capacity for Scientific and Mental Literacy.” The workshops were held in May and June in collaboration with Elementary School Ivan Kukuljević for 2nd and 3rd grade classes. Bioteka’s educators encouraged students to explore the nature around…

On July 19th, 2022, a public presentation of the handbook was held at the Nikola Tesla Technical Museum in Zagreb. Children should be encouraged to discover knowledge on their own! This was the consensus among biologists, mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and experts from other STEM fields at the presentation of the Handbook on STEM in…

As part of the project “Razvoj mreže STEM ambasadora” a group of thirty members—including STEM ambassadors, organizers, and project partners—participated in a study trip aimed at professional development on modern methods of knowledge transfer in STEM education. The training, titled “Promoting STEM Education through Teacher Training,” was organized by the DOREA Educational Institute in Porto,…

The hot summer has arrived, and with mid-June comes the summer school holidays. To provide your children with an opportunity to spend part of their summer holidays in fun and educational activities, sign them up for Bioteka’s free workshops in Maksimir! Through games, independent and group work, children will gain knowledge about natural resources and…

Throughout Croatia, 21 successful school projects focused on sustainable development were carried out, all completed by elementary school students with the mentorship of their teachers! The LORA project, which ran for 22 months from June 1st, 2019, to March 31st, 2021, was a creative and practical way to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.…

As many future jobs will be based in STEM fields, and in order to spark children’s interest in STEM, it is important to introduce scientific phenomena to children in a fun and understandable way, starting from early childhood. Scientific research (Eshach & Fried, 2005, Worth, 2010) emphasizes the importance of science in the kindergarten curriculum,…

When you hear or say the word “science,” what’s your first association? Do you think of scientists like Albert Einstein or Marie Curie? Do you think of the coronavirus and eagerly await a vaccine? Or do you think something like: “Oh no, not those scientists again!” “Too complicated,” “It’s not for me,” “How boring, that…

A new school year has begun, with many challenges and uncertainties, but we hope that it will be peaceful and safe. As in the last 9 years, the school year is accompanied by Bioteka’s STEM workshops, with many new changes introduced this year! The first news is the special limitation of the number of children…

Gifted children are extremely valuable human capital. However, cooperation between schools, the non-governmental sector and the wider community is necessary in order to develop their full potential. It is the responsibility of society to care for gifted children and its own future. This has been pointed out at the round-table discussion titled Challenges and Opportunities…

After a turbulent and uncertain, as well as rather unusual school year, summer is coming. We hope that the worst is behind us and that there are many good things to come in the summer. One of them, which your children will particularly enjoy, comes in the form of Bioteka’s STEM summer science camp. Below…