Art in the Park
Developing STEM Competencies for Conservation Actions through Art and Creativity
Art in the Park is an Erasmus+ funded project.
What we want to achieve
The Art in the Park project focuses on answering three main challenges raised from the Covid-19 pandemic:
1) Find alternative solutions to virtual classes that can take place in open spaces, promoting interactive learning and motivation regarding STEM subjects. By developing open-space activities in green areas, the activities will be also more inclusive toward pupils who do not have internet access or the technological equipment to take part in the lessons, or do not have the skills to attend the virtual classes (first and second digital divide).
2) Support creative sector organisations in diversifying their services, creating new opportunities to deliver their activities in open spaces, such as parks and green areas.
3) Engage young people in learning about conservation actions and become actors of change in their local environment by acquiring the scientific (STEM) knowledge and attitude, as well as the creative mindset to understand current European environmental challenges and develop creative solutions.
Our goals and beneficiaries
The MAIN OBJECTIVE of Art in the Park is to: "Engage pupils in STEM education through creativity and the arts in forest and urban parks as an innovative methodology for conservation education and safe learning".
The SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES are:
O1: Develop creative and STEM competencies in pupils to become actors of change regarding conservation actions and ecological transition
O2: Develop the competencies of creative organisations to engage pupils and young people in art activities in forest and park spaces
O3: Valorise forests and parks as spaces for STEM learning, in opposition to classroom-based activities, to provide a creative and safe environment for learning.
Pupils in primary and lower secondary schools
Teaching staff of STEM subjects and school staff
Creative professionals
CO-FUNDED BY THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME
