One of the main areas of Maria Regina College plan for 2024 is STEAM Education. In fact, two out of six Erasmus+ projects which are part of Maria Regina College Accreditation, focus on STEAM. In April 2024, a group eight Year 6 students and four primary teachers from four different MRC Primary schools visited Kauno Rajono Šlienavos Pagrindinė Mokykla: a STEM Expert Label School in Lithuania.
The aim of this Erasmus+ group mobility was to give an opportunity to these teachers and students to experience multidisciplinary learning through STEAM activities. Educators had the opportunity to be immersed in activities on how to involve students in useful and stimulating learning activities in which Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (the basic components of STEM education) connect with the Arts in a broader sense.
Through this mobility, participants acquired a practical understanding of what STEAM really is and how their learning environment could incorporate STEAM activities effectively. Through STEAM students can explore and experience the relationship between school subjects and real life and have more chances for cross-disciplinary dialogue, inquiry and problem-solving.
We would like to thank the administration and all the staff of Kauno Rajono Šlienavos Pagrindinė Mokykla for their hospitality and for sharing great practices in STEAM education. It was a positive learning experience.
Special thanks to EUPA.
