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Study trip of Minister of Education to STEAM center in the city of Shirvan
On February 9, the Minister Education Emin Amrullayev made a study trip to the STEAM center newly-created in the Republican Lyceum with chemical and biological bias in the city of Shirvan.
The event was attended by Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev, the head of Shirvan City Executive Power Ilgar Abbasov and prominent public figures.
The Minister of Education Emin Amrullayev said that the STEAM project was launched in our schools at the initiative of First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva and with the support of the Ministry of Education from the beginning of 2019-2020 academic year.
According to Emin Amrullayev, STEAM education not only shows students the application of scientific and technical knowledge in everyday life through practical training-sessions, but also teaches them engineering skills. The Minister noted that the center is designed for the use of all age groups and is fully equipped with the necessary innovative technologies in accordance with STEAM content. Along with students and teachers of the said lyceum, students and teachers from other schools in the region can use the opportunities created at the center.
It was noted that the main purpose of the STEAM project is to develop the 21st century skills of students studying in secondary schools of the country, that is students’ creativity, critical thinking, cooperation among students, to improve students’ ability to use modern ICT equipment by means of applying by students various programming languages. The project is currently implemented in 147 secondary schools and covers more than 25,000 students and 800 teachers.
It should be noted that, a STEAM Center has been established not only in the Shirvan City chemistry and biology bias Republican Lyceum, but also in the Baku European Lyceum under the Ministry of Education, and in a secondary school No. 3 in Khirdalan city of Absheron district. The designing of such centers has begun in the cities of Ganja and Guba. The number of these centers is expected to reach 10.
09.02.2021 - 01:59
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