At Ginkgo-Educa, we believe in the transformative power of education and advocate for making science education accessible to all. We achieve this through valuable collaborations, and also by seeking external funding for socially impactful projects that address important topics and reach underserved communities.
Promoting science and language integrated learning through inquiry-based learning methodologies and hands-on experimentation. How is it done? By transforming classrooms into non-formal learning environments where students are active players in their learning process while diving into the scientific method.
This project runs in collaboration with Instituto Camões and Coordenação de Ensino de Português na Suíça (website in Portuguese).
Publications
ESERA 2019 conference [Research Article].
Promoting Portuguese Language and Culture [Book Chapter in PT].
Enlightening the public about the key role of gut microbes in maintaining good health, emphasizing the power of collaboration among researchers, medical experts, and patients in driving progress and improving well-being. A series of special workshops were created to introduce kids to the amazing world of the diversity of microorganisms inside our bodies, and their role in keeping us healthy.
Funding for this project was provided by the SNF Agora Grant, awarded to researcher Bahtiyar Yilmaz and Ginkgo-Educa’s co-founder, Marta Marialva, as a project partner. It was done in partnership with the pediatric clinic at Inselspital in Bern.
More information
Project’s report.
The Intestinal Universe: Full of Gut Heroes Who Need Sidekicks [article for kids].
Interview with the project’s leaders.
An educational workshop with two main goals:
This project was made possible due to the financial contribution of ESEB Outreach Fund and the greatly appreciated collaboration of Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, from Peru.
More information
Project’s report.
