The STEM Sports project aims to enhance the STEM skills and competences of secondary-school students, with a special emphasis on girls, by using sports as real-life applications to teach those subjects.
Additionally, it aims to provide secondary school teachers with guidance on how to encourage the growth of students’ STEM competences and boost their interest in STEM, particularly that of girls, through a cutting-edge and multidisciplinary STEM Sports methodology.
- Start: 01-11-2024 End: 31-10-2026
Project Reference: KA220-SCH-5F8E2DBF
EU Grant: 250.000,00EUR
Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: KA220-SCH
Action Type: Cooperation partnerships in school education
Project Partners:
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL (Belgium)
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA (Spain)
INQUIRIUM LTD (Cyprus)
Sant Vicenç (Spain)
ASD Sport Compass (Italy)
Gymnasio Latsion (Cyprus)
Koninklijk Atheneum Etterbeek (Belgium)
Project TOPICs:
Creating new, innovative or joint curricula or courses
Key competences development
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
TARGET GROUPs
- 12-15-years-old students, with special emphasis to be given to girls on how to increase their interest in STEM topics.
- Secondary-school teachers, those teaching any of the STEM subjects at school, and teachers teaching Sports and/or Physical Education.
- Moreover, the project’s topic addresses an important challenge for educators, youth organizations and youth boards, NGOs, universities, policymakers, training organizations, afternoon clubs, educational organizations, researchers interested in STEM learning, Ministries of Education, and educational trainers at the national, European, and international level. All these people will be targeted through a variety of dissemination means and channels, such as newsletters, presentations at conferences, project’s webpage, articles, etc.
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES
- Make STEM Sports topics accessible to secondary school students, especially girls, and promote their increased participation in non-formal learning activities that combine the STEM and Sports subjects.
- Develop secondary school students’ STEM skills and competences through the context of Sports, developing at the same time core motor skills, spatial awareness etc.
- Raise awareness among teachers, educators, and trainers for the interplay between STEM and Sports and offer support to them on how to promote the development of STEM and Sports and competences for students, especially girls.
PROJECT RESULTS
- A conceptual and pedagogical framework for STEM Sports Education (R2.5).
- An innovative toolkit with learning activities on STEM Sports (R3.5).
- A training program for educators for the facilitation of the STEM Sports toolkit (R4.5).
APPROACH / METHODOLOGY
The STEM Sports project will utilize the EU Commission’s PM2 methodology, adapting it to fit the project’s scope and character. This approach includes a thorough cost-effectiveness evaluation during the proposal design phase to ensure the budget aligns with Erasmus+ rules and supports the project’s objectives. Partner agreements, preliminary risk analysis, and a quality assurance plan will be established to maintain control over budget, time, and quality. Additionally, tools and reports will be developed for tracking progress and achievements against the set goals.
Project ACTIVITIES
Local Forums (1 per partner country)
N° of participants: at least 10 (each forum) and 1 per partner country
Profile: schoolteachers, school leaders and experts in STEM and Sports
Pilot testing and evaluation of toolkit:
N° of participants: 100 Students (20 per partner), 12 Teachers (3 per partner)
Age: 12-15 years old (students)
Profile: emphasis on girls’ participation (at least 50% of students’ participants to be girls)
Train-the-trainer activity:
N° of participants: 40
Profile: involved in STEM and Sports subjects (e.g., teaching science, mathematics, technology, engineering and physical education and Sports in school and out of school settings), but also teachers interested in those subjects.
Pilot implementation and evaluation in each partner country
N° of participants: 40 (10 per country)
Profile: educators and schoolteachers to be trained in the STEM Sports method
STEM Sports Education Final Conference (Belgium):
N° of participants: min 50 people (2 members per partner)
Profile: teachers, students, and relevant interested stakeholders
