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 as its starting point theoretical science subjects such as mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology, and integrates them with technology development, prototyping and practical use of theory.  During the school year, The Talent Centre

About the program

Opplæringen ved the talent centre er opplæring som gis etter opplæringsloven med forskrifter, og er i samsvar med Læreplanverket for Kunnskapsløftet. Skolen har ansvar for elevenes individuelle vurdering og for elevenes sikkerhet. Opplæringen ved talentsentrene er en måte å tilpasse opplæringen for den enkelte elev. Kostnader som påløper elever dekkes av Oslo Science Centre.

Frames

Undervisningen foregår i skoletid, på én av the talent centres filialer. Undervisningstilbudet består av fire samlinger i løpet av skoleåret, og hver samling er på 2-3 dager. Gruppene settes sammen etter alderstrinn.

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

Pupils who get a place at the talent centre will be away from ordinary teaching on certain days. As participation at the talent centre is regulated as adapted education under the Education Act, students will not be excused 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.

Ettersom søknaden må inneholde lærerskjema med informasjon og fritekst fra lærer, må lærer involveres i søknadsprosessen og informeres om at elever søker. For å kunne få innvilget plass på the talent centre må søknad og tillatelse for deltakelse godkjennes av lærer og skolens ledelse ettersom undervisningen på the talent centre skjer i skoletid.

We ask all subject teachers to have a chat with the students in question. Use the document " What characterizes students with great learning potential " as a tool to find students with great 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.