Science Meets Art: Revolutionizing STEAM Education Across Europe with the FIND STEM Project!

Across Greece, Portugal, and Romania, educators and educational leaders have successfully concluded the national multiplier events for the FIND STEM initiative (Fostering Innovations and Nurturing Diversity in STEM Education)!

Under the theme “Arts, Creativity, and Fun Learning Symposiums for STEM”, over 130 teachers, school principals, educational psychologists, and researchers gathered to explore breakthrough approaches that transform traditional STEM into an inclusive, engaging, and gender balanced STEAM experience.

Transnational Event Highlights

Greece (Rafina): Integrated into a major local community festival reaching over 2,000 visitors, 56 direct participants explored the interdisciplinary “Umi no Kokoro” marine project, hands on engineering challenges, underwater robotics, Virtual Reality (VR), and Digital Breakouts.
Portugal (Porto): Delivered across three targeted sessions at CESAE Digital and Escola Superior de Educação do Porto (ESE IPP), engaging 38 academic leaders and VET specialists in inquiry based learning, WebQuests, and gender sensitive teaching frameworks.
Romania (Pitești): Hosted by Centrul pentru Inovare și Performanță (CIPerform) at Hotel Ramada, bringing together 39 teachers, school leaders, and guidance counselors from 15 educational institutions and inclusive centers across Argeș County.
Workshops focused on shifting from STEM to STEAM and implementing gamified classroom tools.

Exceptional Impact & Feedback:

Near perfect participant satisfaction scores exceeding 4.8 / 5 across all host countries.
97.4% of participants in Romania and 93.5% in Portugal explicitly confirmed their intent to immediately deploy and share FIND STEM resources within their institutions!

Integrating creative arts and play with digital science tools creates lasting opportunities for young learners. A heartfelt thank you to all partners, educators, and participants who made these events a resounding success!