Project description DEENESFRITPL Making science education meaningful Creating meaningful science education experiences transcends the walls of the classroom and the school. The EU-funded COSMOS project will create new partnerships within communities that can foster science education for all citizens. The goal is to encourage an ‘outwards’ mode of engagement between schools and communities. Specifically, the project will support the creation of Communities of Practice (CoP) consisting of non-formal and informal education providers, enterprises, families and other stakeholders. COSMOS will also introduce new or strengthen existing organisational structures within schools, ensuring engagement of all societal actors and enhancing students’ interest in science and science careers. The project will work closely with science teachers, providing opportunities for professional development and capacity building. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective COSMOS (Creating Organisational Structures for Meaningful science education through Open Schooling for all) uses socio-scientific inquiry-based learning (SSIBL) as a pedagogical means for opening up schools to their communities through a transformation process, aiming to create new partnerships within communities that can foster science education for all citizens, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or cultural background. To transform and open schools from an 'inwards' to an 'outwards' mode of engagement in, with and for their communities, our open schooling approach is unique in combining key pivotal elements of innovative constructivist pedagogy, teacher education, and transforming school organisational culture. We will (a) establish Core ORganisational structures for Promoting Open Schooling (CORPOS) in primary and secondary schools to facilitate community engagement. CORPOS will (b) support the creation of Communities of Practice (CoP), which include non-formal and informal education providers, enterprises, families, other stakeholders. The CoP will engage in SSIBL focusing on relevant socio-scientific issues, ensure engagement of all societal actors, and create significant life experiences, enhancing students' interest in science and science careers. We will (c) ensure the viability and sustainability of open schools by working closely with science teachers, stakeholders and school leadership, offering teacher professional development, supporting networking and collaboration and capacity building. The COSMOS consortium (12 partners, 7 countries) provides transdisciplinary cooperation and expertise in non-formal and formal science education, science teacher education, educational organisation and leadership, and strong societal links within communities, all of which warrant the successful implementation of COSMOS. The resulting tools, policy briefs and roadmaps will be used by schools across Europe further impacting communities through science education. Programme(s) H2020-EU.5.d. - Encourage citizens to engage in science through formal and informal science education, and promote the diffusion of science-based activities, namely in science centres and through other appropriate channels Main Programme Topic(s) SwafS-01-2018-2019-2020 - Open schooling and collaboration on science education Call for proposal H2020-SwafS-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SwafS-2020-2-two-stage Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Net EU contribution € 421 250,00 Address Heidelberglaan 8 3584 CS Utrecht Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 195 000,00 Address Highfield SO17 1BJ Southampton See on map Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Southampton Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KAREL DE GROTE HOGESCHOOL KATHOLIEKE HOGESCHOOL ANTWERPEN Belgium Net EU contribution € 157 000,00 Address Brusselstraat 45 2018 Antwerpen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. 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Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 KARLSTADS UNIVERSITET Sweden Net EU contribution € 170 625,00 Address Universitetsgatan 2 651 88 Karlstad See on map Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Värmlands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa Portugal Net EU contribution € 144 750,00 Address Alameda da universidade 1649-013 Lisbon See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 BEIT BERL COLLEGE Israel Net EU contribution € 169 875,00 Address Pob doar beit berl 4490500 Beit berl See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 EUROFACE CONSULTING SRO Czechia Net EU contribution € 57 875,00 Address Komenskeho namesti 381/20 767 01 Kromeriz See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Česko Střední Morava Zlínský kraj Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 DJAPO Belgium Net EU contribution € 44 000,00 Address Ortolanenstraat 6 3010 Kessel-lo See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 WINCHESTER SCIENCE CENTRE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 29 625,00 Address Telegraph way morn hill SO21 1HZ Winchester See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region South East (England) Hampshire and Isle of Wight Central Hampshire Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 CIENCIA VIVA-AGENCIA NACIONAL PARA A CULTURA CIENTIFICA E TECNOLOGICA Portugal Net EU contribution € 30 250,00 Address Parque das nações, alameda dos oceanos lote 2.10.01 1990-223 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ALMA LOV MUSEUM OF UNEXP. ART Sweden Net EU contribution € 47 750,00 Address As 33 68693 Sunne See on map Region Norra Sverige Norra Mellansverige Värmlands län Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Israel Net EU contribution € 38 187,50 Address 2 devora haneviah street, division for external relations and unesco lev ram building room 109 91911 Jerusalem See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00