Successful project completion in the canton of Thurgau
The SimplyNano project in the canton of Thurgau was successfully completed in August 2023. As part of the project, 35 schools were equipped with 400 experimental kits. Further training courses were held at four attractive company locations, in which 50 teachers were trained. The teachers' feedback on the project was extremely positive. A detailed final report is available here.
Thurgau companies host the training courses
After 4 well-attended training courses and the dispatch of the SimplyNano 2 experimental kits to 35 secondary schools, the SimplyNano project in the canton of Thurgau came to a successful conclusion. The schools each received class sets of 10 - 14 cases. The roll-out is now complete and the secondary school students in Thurgau can start "nano-experimenting".
The project started in May 2023 with the first course at Stadler Rail AG in Bussnang. With further courses at the Model Group in Weinfelden, the Baumer Group in Frauenfeld and the FFB Group (BINA) in Bischofszell, teachers were offered an exciting insight into regional technology companies. The feedback from the participants shows that the courses at the companies and the associated contacts were very much appreciated. The courses always began with a brief presentation of the host company. In particular, the information on career opportunities for apprentices provided by the various company representatives was found to be very valuable by the course participants.
Support from lottery funds and a broad alliance of business partners
The SimplyNano 2 experimental kits and the learning workshop were presented in the continuing education courses and the teachers were able to carry out a large number of the experiments independently. The teachers' feedback on the training courses and the project was very positive. The practical experiments and the ready-to-use materials and documents were particularly appreciated.
The project was financed by the Lottery Fund of the Canton of Thurgau and a broad sponsorship of a total of 21 companies, foundations and associations. Thanks to the financial support of the partners, all the experimental kits and also the further training courses for teachers could be offered free of charge.
A detailed final report is available here.
Source: Innovation Society
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23.08.2023 Ricarda Zech