Welcome to the project STEAMSPARK
STEAMSPARK brings together European partners to promote an innovative approach to STEAM education by integrating computer science and sustainability into everyday classroom practice. The project focuses on empowering teachers with practical tools, methodologies and training to address real-world environmental and societal challenges aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By combining digital skills and green awareness, STEAMSPARK aims to prepare students to become responsible, digitally savvy, creative and solution-oriented citizens.
The main objectives of STEAMSPARK are:
To enhance the capacity of upper primary and secondary schools to integrate computer science concepts into a cross-curricular STEAM framework.
To connect coding and digital skills development with sustainability education and the SDGs.
To analyse the current state of teaching coding and sustainability in partner countries.
To develop, test and disseminate innovative teaching methodologies and educational resources.
To foster students’ interest and engagement in STEAM subjects.
To establish a European Community of Practice for teachers.
Project Results
Analysis reports on the current situation regarding how computer science and sustainability are taught in schools in Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
An innovative pedagogical framework, combining learning theories and evidence-based practices to guide the project’s STEAM methodology.
MOOC for teachers with synchronous sessions, which will form part of the pilot and generate a structured methodology with teaching modules on computer science and the SDGs.
European STEAMSPARK Community of Practice, where teachers from different countries can collaborate, share resources and improve their teaching practices.
Adapted and transferable STEAM methodologies and resources, designed to integrate programming and sustainability across the school curriculum.
Target group
Direct Participants in participant countries (Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Portugal) :
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- Teachers in the partner organizations:
- Upper Primary School Teachers.
- Lower Secondary School Teachers.
- Students in the partner organizations:
- Upper Primary School Students.
- Lower Secondary School Students.
- Teachers in the partner organizations:
Additional Target Groups (through dissemination activities):
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- Teachers and Students in Upper Primary and Lower Secondary Schools.
- The teaching and learning materials developed during the project will be suitable for use in primary and secondary schools serving students aged 10 to 16.
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