Engaging Scientific Diasporas in STEAM Education: The Case of Science Clubs Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Currently, there is limited insight on the role that scientific diasporas can play in STEAM education in Latin America. Here, we present the Science Clubs Colombia (Clubes de Ciencia Colombia-SCC) program, a pioneering STEAM capacity-building initiative led by volunteer scientists to engage youth and children from underserved communities in science. The program brings together researchers based in Colombia and abroad to lead intensive project-based learning workshops for young students in urban and rural areas. These projects focus on channeling the students' technical and cognitive scientific aptitudes to tackle challenges of both local and global relevance. The program provides high-quality STEAM education adapted to communities' needs and articulates long-lasting international collabora

SUBMITTER: Avendano-Uribe BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274008 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature