Research Institute on Population and Social Policies

THE GLOBAL SCIENCE OPERA LEVERAGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE THROUGH ART PRACTICES (GSO4SCHOOL)

GSO4SCHOOL is a three-year Erasmus + project (2019-2022) which aims to create a network of students and teachers to work together in an interdisciplinary way on science and art themes and is based on the initiative of Global Science Opera.

Students from the different countries involved - Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal - will be invited to collaborate to create two musical works on scientific themes, starting from topics from the school curriculum.

They will go through all stages of development of a large-scale opera or theatrical production, which will require them to be innovative, exchange ideas and develop transversal skills such as entrepreneurial skills, teamwork, communication skills, while at the same time becoming more familiar. with scientific concepts.

In promoting collaboration between different social actors (teachers, students, young researchers, artists, creative industry), the project will train the teachers involved through the use of materials that will help them to develop transversal skills for science education and education. artistic through the creation of three summer schools.

GSO4SCHOOL will be among the promoters of the Officina 2020, which will be held in May 2020. 

ItalyCNR-IRPPS
NorwayWestern Norway University of Applied Science (international project coordinator)
and Atheno, Bergen
GreeceScience Views, Athens, and Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Pallini
PortugalNUCLIO - Núcleo Interactivo de Astronomia, Frente
CyprusTPCT Consulting & Events Ltd, Nicosia