Experimento in Colombia
STEM education as a social launchpad
Program
Experimento is Siemens Stiftung’s international STEM education program. It is based on the principle of inquiry-based learning, in which students actively shape their individual learning processes. The focus is on independent experimentation, research and understanding of phenomena in the subject areas of energy, environment and health.
Overview
Overview of Experimento in Colombia
- Experimento | 4+, | 8+ and |10+ has been implemented in primary and secondary schools since 2011
- Deployed at schools in many regions of Colombia, including Medellín and the rural communities of the Antioquia department, in addition to education institutions in the capital.
- Important element of the City of Medellín’s Territorio STEM+H STEM region, which seeks to improve STEM education along the entire education chain
- Emphasis on comprehensive STEM education as well as social development and integration
- Integrated into related networks and committees
- Advanced training for around 2,150* educators across the country so far
- Around 239,000* children reached
* The number assumes that every instructed kindergarten or elementary school teacher shares the knowledge 5 times with one group or class, and a subject teacher shares it 5 times with two classes.
»We’re hoping to change how we think.«
Country-specific developments
- Curricular adaptation Experimento training courses for primary and secondary school teachers have been adapted to meet country-specific curricular needs.
- Experimento | 10+ modules integrated into the curriculum of technology-focused secondary education in Medellín
With “Media Técnica” practical experiments in a variety of subjects have been coupled with specific professional use-cases, such as electrical engineering for technical professions. Media Técnica graduates in Medellín receive a certificate enabling them to enter a technical profession or attend university. - Community center STEM education in Antioquia department At more than 80 community centers in the region, Experimento is part of educational opportunities offered by local schools. Teachers can borrow materials and exchange ideas on modern, hands-on STEM education. Training courses are coordinated at these centers, which also help build networks.
- Experimento hygiene experiments in rural development projects Fundación Siemens Colombia works with a variety of institutions on rural development. This includes collaboration with Fundación EPM (the foundation of the utility company Empresas Públicas de Medellín) on providing drinking water to rural schools in the Antioquia region. This includes addressing the subject of hygiene using information from the education program Experimento.
Partners
National program coordination
National Partners
Contact
Head of Siemens Stiftung Regional Office
Ulrike Wahl
ulrike.wahl@siemens-stiftung.org
+56 9 61 76 70 41
Manager fundación Siemens Colombia
María Natalia García de Castro
natalia.garcia_de_castro.ext@siemens.com