Oslo Science Centre
TeknoLab creative workshop
The technology lab has been in operation since the autumn of 2018, and is now a sought-after space for use by both school pupils and the leisure public. Labbene is a permanent location for the talent centre and Den Teknologiske skolesekken. The maker workshop is about challenging today's young people and their understanding of technology. Understand that they can help create new things, not just consume the technology.
In the TeknoLab creative workshop, we offer teaching for school classes in programming, electronics and digital fabrication, including the use of micro:bit, soldering irons and 3D printers. Science, programming, interdisciplinarity and creative joy are combined in a unique way. The room is also equipped with the world's first programmable micro:bit orchestra produced by the museum's first "Maker in residence" Daniel Lacey-McDermott.
TeknoLab is also used for teacher courses that are closely linked to the subject renewal in Norwegian schools that will be introduced in the autumn of 2020.
In 2019, two fixing parties for electronics have been arranged in collaboration with the organization Restarters Oslo, and a large teacher's conference, Programming and creative workshop in schools, in collaboration with the Norwegian Directorate of Education and the Norwegian Center for Natural Sciences.
The Talent Centre
The Talent Centre was established as a pilot project by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2015. The offer falls under the Education Act as adapted teaching, and therefore takes place primarily during school hours in the form of various subject camps. From the 2020/21 school year, this will be a permanent offer at Oslo Science Centre . The Talent Centre is an offer for academically strong school pupils who find ordinary teaching to be unchallenging. The Talent Centre 's mission is to provide them with customized training at a level that stimulates, engages and motivates. With active use of the creative workshop, students are encouraged to be creative and enjoy creating. With funds from the DNB savings bank foundation, the offer will be expanded in the 2020/21 school year to three other areas in Oslo.
During its three years of operation The Talent Centre 's have become leading providers in the field of "students with great learning potential" in Norway, and our project manager is a sought-after course provider around the country. Even our good friends in the east, the Swedish National Education Agency, have sought help and inspiration in how to build up a similar program in Sweden. The Science Centre's strong position as a provider of playful learning and a practical approach to heavy theory gave us the mandate to safeguard tomorrow's wise minds, where students work in the cross-section of theoretical science, practical engineering and technology development.
The Talent Centre at Oslo Science Centre has given The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology increased collaboration with the higher education sector regarding pedagogy and closer collaboration with the region's municipalities and county authorities.
The creative school
With funds from Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, a website has been established with creative and exploratory activities for children and young people over the next three years. The project includes in-service training for teachers, development of educational content for the school through the online portal skaperskolen. no, and funds to carry out regional creative festivals. In the autumn of 2019, a larger festival of creators was organized at the main library, as well as two smaller festivals outside at Deichmann branches in Oslo east. The science center is represented in the group that leads the development of the project.
The technological school bag
On behalf of the Norwegian Directorate of Education, the Norwegian Science and Technology Association has, through Den teknologiske skolesekken, received funds to carry out basic programming courses for all the country's 6th graders and their teachers. Oslo Science Centre is responsible for Oslo and Nittedal, and in autumn 2019 around 1,600 students and teachers participated in this offer. The science center has employed its own pedagogue who will lead the project.
The project is a collaboration between the Norwegian Science Center Association, the DNB Savings Bank Foundation and NRK super.
THE OSLO EAST INVESTMENT
Based on the results of user surveys, an agreement of intent has been entered into with Deichmanske bibliotek centrally. In 2019, we have used the library's branches as arenas for activity under the auspices of the science centre. Specifically, it is an activity package with a science show, speaker workshop over three times and a mini maker festival. During the spring, we have organized this activity package at totally sexual branches in Oslo east/south. In the State Budget for 2019 the norwegian museum of science and technology received 1 million earmarked funds from the Ministry of Culture to focus on measures aimed at Oslo East.
Other initiatives towards Oslo east/south that have been carried out are workshop activities at Rosenhoff and Skullerud adult training and collaboration with the Red Cross. In addition, extensive cooperation has been established with the youth clubs in Groruddalen. Here, during the spring and early autumn, we have had creative activities in their premises. The youth club initiatives are financed through funds from BUFdir.