Project description
Denmark draws youth into solving sustainability challenges
Scientific and digital insights among today’s youth can help solve some of the most pressing and complex sustainability challenges – from feeding the world to protecting nature. This is why young people should be encouraged to pursue careers in science and research. The EU funded SESAM21 project will explore the role that school students can play and how to include them in sustainable food solutions. As part of European Researchers’ Night, this project will create a platform to increase appreciation of researchers’ work among young people. Events will be rolled out at six schools across Denmark.
Objective
SESAM21 NIGHT will through a thematic approach bring research closer to the general public and pursue 3 main objectives: 1. enhance understanding of the impact of researchers’ work on citizens‘ daily life; 2. encourage young people to embark on a research career; and 3. counteract stereotypes about the work of researchers. We will i) use the research challenges created by the climate crisis in relation to nature, environment and food & agriculture as overall theme to create understanding of the impact of research and innovation on citizens’ life. ii) pay particular attention to the role of young people and use the school as an arena that can reach the wider community and citizens. iii) create a prime platform to increase recognition of researchers’ work and create an excellent opportunity to encourage young people to embark on research careers. iii) put particular emphasis on the challenge related to protecting nature in both its wild and cultivated form when it comes to feeding the world in a sustainable way. We use outdoor learning and Nature Based Education as the didactical foundation. The planning & preparation phase is at 6 schools across Denmark. Execution however, is split in a on-school and off-school part. We use the school to execute the NIGHT as an In-House and Open-School event. Friday morning is In-House for all pupils, Friday afternoon is Open house for parents, families, friends & local community. Saturday we leave the school and move to “the town”. Two major attractions - the CPH Experimentarium and the Foodcamp Højer in the southest – will act as venues. Experimentarium is well known for its research communication and is a leading science centre with 30 years of experience and > 400.000 visitors/year. Højer Food camp is a newly established venue for food literacy and learning activities targeted school children. We use these instruments: Science Workshop, Lounge Talks, Remote Lounge Talks, Street Experiments, Info Corners & Research Shows.
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CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinator
1165 Kobenhavn
Denmark