Experimento in Ghana
Vocational orientation in STEM strengthens future prospects
Program
Experimento is Siemens Stiftung’s international STEM educational program. The focus is on independent and practice-oriented experimentation, exploration and understanding of phenomena in mathematics, computer science, science and technology. In Ghana, we offer advanced training seminars for teachers that are certified by the Ghana Education Service, which focus in particular on “vocational orientation” in the STEM field. Our training sessions and numerous media packages for use in STEM lessons are directly aligned with the country’s new skills-based curriculum and promote important digital skills for the future.
The training with Experimento is accredited by the Ghana Education Service. Teachers receive CPD points for their participation.
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Focus
Inquiry-based Learning: Bridging the gap between theory and practice improves career options
From nurses to electricians, from mechatronics technicians to agricultural professions, an understanding of scientific and technological interrelationships is essential in many fields of training. At Experimento in Ghana, we focus on integrating vocational aspects as set out in the national curriculum. However, teachers often find it difficult to show their students career paths and future prospects if there is a lack of practical relevance. With the support of experienced educators and specialists, we have developed a training module for lower secondary school teachers that helps them to link content from STEM lessons with specific occupational fields. In addition, teachers can download numerous Media Portal for STEM teaching free from our Media Portal.
Honing skills required for digital and sustainable professions of the future
Our focus is on teaching digital skills, particularly through computational thinking. Computational thinking encompasses concepts and methods from computer science that can be applied in a variety of contexts. The approach not only promotes critical and analytical thinking, but also integrates problem-solving processes into STEM lessons. To make it easier for teachers to teach these skills, we offer web-based training via the Ghana Education Service. These advanced training seminars impart essential content and practice-oriented ideas, especially in dealing with the open source computing platform Arduino.
Programming with Arduino: The open-source platform offers the opportunity to interactively promote an understanding of electronics and programming. After successfully completing the training, the teachers can use the microcontrollers in their schools.
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Partners
Launched in Ghana in 2019, since 2021, Experimento has been coordinated by the NGO Experimento Ghana LBG, which was founded specifically for this purpose.
The Ghana Education Service supports the program and has accredited the training courses. The Arduino microcontroller boards were financed by the support of Siemens AG’s Tech for Sustainability campaign.
Insights
“Bring your ideas to life”: Join Sandy Agbottah as he introduces teachers to modern methods and knowledge imparting hands-on technical education with Arduino.
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Experimento- Trainings help to implement Ghana’s new competency-based curriculum in schools – an insight into the contents.
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“The students learn faster and better”: A visit to Experimento training for teachers in Dort La Dadekopoton.
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Contact
Project Leader Experimento in Africa
Rebecca Ottmann
rebecca.ottmann@siemens-stiftung.org
+49 174 155 94 83
Experimento Ghana LBG
Ivy Boatemaa Danso
experimentoghanalbg@gmail.com
+23 324 480 2094