Steam by Steam – Strategies for Teaching, Education And learning Motivation by STEAM approach I

“O projeto Erasmus+ continua vivo no nosso Agrupamento!
Desde 2019 que está a decorrer o projeto “Steam by Steam – Strategies for Teaching, Education And learning Motivation by STEAM approach” , em parceria com escolas da Bulgária, Grécia, Roménia e Lituânia.
Para além do desenvolvimento linguístico e do enriquecimento pessoal e cultural inerentes a este tipo de projeto, os seus objetivos específicos são o desenvolvimento de competências como o raciocínio lógico e a resolução de problemas, o pensamento crítico e criativo, a empatia e a colaboração, através de atividades baseadas numa abordagem STEAM; proporcionar a oportunidade aos alunos de participar em atividades que lhes permitam “aprender a aprender” e motivá-los para a aprendizagem e responsabilizá-los pela disseminação das suas próprias aprendizagens.
A abordagem STEAM é uma metodologia que promove a autonomia e que pretende que os alunos aprendam de forma interdisciplinar e prática. A metodologia de ensino STEAM engloba sempre as Ciências, a Tecnologia, a Engenharia, a Arte e a Matemática, daí o seu nome.
É o projeto perfeito para a nossa escola, visto que se assemelha às práticas que aqui são implementadas, permitindo que os alunos sejam mais autónomos e capazes!
No âmbito deste projeto, foram desenvolvidas duas mobilidades desde o início do ano letivo:
– Em outubro, seis alunos participaram na mobilidade a Volos, Grécia, na qual tiveram a oportunidade de participar em atividades de robótica e conhecer alguns locais de interesse histórico e cultural, como a mítica Metéora e as magníficas paisagens de Pelion. Para além disso, os participantes portugueses prepararam atividades sobre a importância da água e a urgência na mudança de comportamentos, da qual resultou um magnífico mural. Estes alunos deixaram a sua marca na Grécia!
– Em janeiro, outros seis alunos participaram na mobilidade a Vilnius, Lituânia. Foi uma experiência especial! Uma das atividades realizadas foi um peddy paper, pela cidade de Vilnius, a capital do país, de modo a ficar a conhecer os principais pontos turísticos, ressaltando que, no final da semana, os alunos viraram “professores” e tiveram a oportunidade de dar uma aula aos restantes envolvidos no projeto. A atividade proposta levou os participantes a cooperarem entre si, resolverem desafios apelando à sua capacidade de resolução de problemas e criatividade, ao mesmo tempo que os alertou para as alterações climáticas.
A Boa Água também dissemina as suas boas práticas além das fronteiras de Portugal! Vamos continuar!
Érica Martins, aluna do 9ºc/F
Prof. Fátima Nave”
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Erasmus+ at Boa Água
“The Erasmus+ project is still alive in our School Cluster!
The project “Steam by Steam – Strategies for Teaching, Education & Learning Motivation by STEAM Approach” has been running at Boa Água since 2019, in partnership with schools from Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Lithuania.
In addition to the improvement of the linguistic competence in English together with the personal and cultural enrichment intrinsic to this type of project, its specific objectives are to develop skills such as logical reasoning and problem solving, critical and creative thinking, empathy and collaboration, through activities based on a STEAM approach; also to provide the opportunity for students to participate in activities which enable them to “learn how to learn” and to become highly motivated and engaged in the learning process and take responsibility for the dissemination of their own knowledge. The STEAM approach is a methodology that promotes autonomy and aims for students to learn in an interdisciplinary and practical way. The STEAM teaching methodology always embraces Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths, therefore its name – STEAM.
It is the perfect project for our school, as it resembles the practices that are being implemented here, allowing students to be more autonomous and empowered!
Within the scope of this project, two mobilities have been carried out since the beginning of the school year:
– In October of 2021, six students took part in the mobility to Volos, Greece, in which they had the opportunity to participate in robotics activities and get to know some places of historical and cultural interest, such as the mythical Meteora and the magnificent landscapes of Pelion. Furthermore, the Portuguese participants prepared activities on the importance of water and the urgency of changing behaviours, which resulted in a magnificent outdoor mural. These students left their imprints in Greece!
– In January of 2022
, another six students joined the mobility to Vilnius, Lithuania. It was a special experience! One of the activities was a peddy paper through the capital city of Vilnius to get to know the main tourist attractions. At the end of the week, the students became “teachers” and had the opportunity to teach a lesson to those involved in the project. The activity proposed led the participants to cooperate among themselves, solved challenges by appealing to their problem-solving skills and creativity, as well as made them more aware of the climate changes.
Boa Água also disseminates its good practices beyond the borders of Portugal! Let’s keep going further and further!
Érica Martins, 9th C/F student
Teacher Fátima Nave”





