Problem-solving is one of the key skills for the 21st-century job market. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) teaching rely on the left half of the brain and thus is logic driven. Artistic activities, which uses the right side of the brain fosters creative problem-solving. STEM education is necessary but it is not sufficient:
Youngsters need STEAM (Science, Arts, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education to get ready for their future.
iMuSciCA is a pioneering approach using music for fostering creativity and deeper learning, thereby setting new grounds in the European STEAM curricula.
Learn Sciences through creative and stimulating music activities
The iMuSciCA project develops a set of practical activities to give learners many opportunities as the wonderful exploration of different phenomena and laws of physics, geometry, mathematics and technology through creative music activities. It is based on cross-disciplinary educational approaches.
Encourage students to engage in exciting interactive music activities
The iMuSciCA workbench engages secondary school students in order to support proficiency in core academic STEM subjects - Physics, Geometry, Mathematics, and Technology, creativity development and deeper learning skills through music activities.
Benefit from original and innovative educational technologies
The iMuSciCA project addresses contemporary requirements in education and learning for new STEAM pedagogical methodologies and innovative educational technology tools by supporting active, discovery-based, personalized learning, by providing students and teachers with opportunities for collaboration, co-creation and collective knowledge building.
After being tested on December, the pilot tests have continued being tested in classes in Belgium, Greece and France on May. Students love it: “We learn while having fun. I have fun doing math even if my level is rather poor.”
iMuSciCA was presented by Cabrilog at the BETT Show, 24-27 January 2018, London. The BETT Show is a annual show for the education technology where school leaders and teachers come to discover new way of learning and new solutions. The BETT Show was the opportunity to organize a draw for teachers interested in STEAM solutions.
From 1st to 6th of July, iMuSciCA Summer School is offering teachers a “hands-on” training experience upon the iMuSciCA Workbench. The workbench is the place where students can perform STEAM related activities according to the iMuSciCA pedagogical framework. The iMuSciCA workbench also involves advanced music analysis and visualizations tools and includes a number of activity