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Breaking through boundaries in (and with) science education Ilkka Jormanainen Executive Director Joensuu Science Society [email protected]
Breaking through boundaries in (and with)
science educationIlkka JormanainenExecutive Director
Joensuu Science [email protected]
SciFest in a nutshell
• International science and technology festival
• Organized in Joensuu since 2007
• Idea ”imported” from South Africa
• Four days, 8600 visitors (2012)
• 80+ workshops, lectures, competitions, theatre, etc…
• SciFest is much about going beyond conventional boundaries
Breaking the attitudes
• Who says that teenage girls are not fascinated about science, or that kids from less developed countries could not master technology?
Breaking the distances
• The longest (?) tug-of-war in the world between Finland and South Africa
Breaking the language barriers
• Their English may not be very fluent, but still Taiwanese students surprise us year after year
Breaking the boundaries of the earth
• Dr. Harrison Schmitt went to moon with Apollo 17 and came to SciFest 2009 to tell us about it
Breaking out from the comfort zone
• Science must be taken out from the labs and chambers, and it must be enjoyable and concrete for kids and adults too!
www.scifest.fi/welcome
See SciFest 2012 video atyoutu.be/ATeepINH5aE
