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Almost twenty years ago, I was teaching two newly assembled classes of seventh graders in biology and math. Some of the best lessons I have ever planned for them, was in a teacher team, together with the local nature school leaders. We…

The 8th Inspiration Session of the OStogether network was organized by the PHERECLOS project and dedicated to the question: “How to create a closer connection between the research and the education community?” We selected the session…

Partners of the Transnational Education Mentoring Partnership (TEMP) from Austria, Spain, and the Netherlands (AT-ES-NL) worked together over the project period 2021 on an open schooling approach for so-called maker activities. In this…

Laura Cristea from Children’s University Association, Romania, and Phil Smith from Teacher Scientist Network, UK held the talk “Inspirations and initiatives in micro-education ecosystems: PHERECLOS Open Schooling Approach” on the October’s…

Science and science related activities, including informal science learning initiatives — even if meant for everybody — are in fact enjoyed by a restricted share of people, and despite a commitment to diversity and the adoption of…

Back at the end of June we were joined by Prof. Louise Archer, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at University College London. ‘the science capital queen’ gave us an insightful look at some of her research including the…

Boosting Science Capital and promoting STEAM Engagement with Open Schooling approaches

Dennis Hayes, University of Derby I have often argued that I would not let any teacher into a school unless – as a minimum – they had read, carefully and well, the three great books on education: Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Émile and…

Emis Akbari, University of Toronto As Canada emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, early education is key to the recovery of not just children and families, but of our social economy. Children have endured learning delays and many have…

When an emergency support package for the arts was launched in the face of COVID-19 last July, UK prime minister Boris Johnson trumpeted their value to industry and the nation at large. So the government’s recent proposal to cut funding for…