An impressive 76 per cent of parents want their child to end up with a STEM-related career, statistics show. At the same time, only 16 per cent of high school students are keen on pursuing a career in the field. While those statistics come from the US, they paint a picture about the general attitude students have towards scientific disciplines.
At the British School of Sofia (BSS), we adopt an innovative approach towards scientific teaching. Our aim is to spark that curiosity and get children excited about STEM learning. To accomplish the goal, we often partake in practical lessons and experiments that demonstrate key principles in biology, chemistry, physics, and engineering.
On September 27, the BSS STEM team took part in the European Researchers’ Night during a Young Science Ambassadors event held in Sofia.
BSS scientists presented alongside young STEM prodigies from five other schools. The event also featured university presentations and the scientific developments of various organisations/institutes in Bulgaria.
The BSS team focused on key scientific principles like simple chemical reactions, thermodynamics, and physics concepts.
Interactive scientific learning is an important part of the BSS STEM curriculum. Age-appropriate experiments are chosen to give learning a practical dimension and acquaint students with all the incredible applications of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering among others.
European Researchers’ Night celebrates scientific accomplishment across Europe and is the largest outreach initiative of its kind on the continent.
The aim of the event is to bring researchers closer to the public. It also attempts to increase young people’s interest in scientific disciplines. This happens when researchers and scientists share their work through experimentation, presentations, games, and discussions on various topics of interest.
You can find out more about science at BSS by exploring our approaches to STEM.