Oslo Science Centre

The establishment of the Talent Center in science is a follow-up to the science strategy Tett på science, which was put forward by the Ministry of Education in the autumn of 2015. The Talent Center in science is an adapted training offer for students with great learning potential. In the spring of 2019, the talent center program was established as a permanent training offer subject to the Education Act, commissioned by the Ministry of Education. The Talent Centre is an offer for students in grades 7 to 10 in primary school, as well as students in the first two years of upper secondary education.

Talent center in science takes as a starting point theoretical science subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology, and integrates them with technology development, prototyping and practical use of theory. The obligation in the Education Act to adapt the education also applies to pupils who need extra academic challenges, who are particularly eager to learn, and who quickly get bored because they quickly master the tasks they are given.

In 2023, the Science Talent Center at Oslo Science Centre had 440 students from four different counties spread over 8 branches.

Through the collaboration with Sparebankstiftelsen DnB, three branches have been established at three different upper secondary schools in Oslo. Pupils from nearby secondary schools attend these branches. Through the collaboration with Ferd AS, in 2023 we will have had two branches in the eastern region, one in Larvik and one in Kongsberg. Through the collaboration with Ferd Sosiale Entreprenører and their Oslo venture, we have started two new branches in Oslo, one at Bjerke VGS and one at Bjørnholt VGS.