The establishment of talent centers in science is a follow-up to the science strategy "Close to science", which was put forward by the Ministry of Education in the autumn of 2015. The Talent Centre is an offer for students in grades 5 to 10 in primary school. 

The Talent Centre in Science takes theoretical science subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology as its starting point, and integrates them with technology development, prototyping and practical application of theory. The Talent Centre's participants will work across the intersection of theoretical science, practical engineering, art and design during the school year.

About the program

The training at the talent centre is training provided in accordance with the Education Act and regulations, and is in accordance with the Norwegian Curriculum for the Knowledge Promotion. The school is responsible for the students' individual assessment and for the students' safety. The training at the talent centres is a way of adapting the training for the individual student. Costs incurred by students are covered by Oslo Science Centre .

Frames

The classes take place during school hours, at one of the talent centre 's branches. The classes consist of four sessions during the school year, each session lasting 2-3 days. The groups are put together according to age.

The dates for the sessions will be sent out, along with information about the recording, in mid-June.

Students who are placed at the talent centrewill be absent from regular classes on certain days. As participation in the talent centre is regulated as adapted education under the Education Act, students will not be granted absence for participation, and do not need to apply for leave from their home school to participate. 

Information about the application process

The application process is fully digital and requires the submission of information from the teacher, guardian(s) and pupil.

As the application must include a teacher form with information and free text from the teacher, the teacher must be involved in the application process and informed that students are applying. In order to be granted a place at the talent centre the application and permission to participate must be approved by the teacher and the school management as teaching at the talent centre takes place during school hours.

We ask all subject teachers to talk to relevant students. Use the document "What characterizes students with high learning potential" as a tool to identify students with high learning potential.

It is important to emphasize that students who attend the talent centre will miss out on regular teaching at their home school when they attend assemblies. Therefore, it is important that the school, in consultation with parents and pupils, arranges compensatory measures for lessons the pupil may miss.

We do not recommend students to both take part in a forced race in a subject in addition to taking part in the annual unit at the talent centre . We know from experience that this can be too much of a burden for most students.