The Context

Education is the best way to pave the way for rapid sustainable development of a country. Education leads to innovation and new opportunities. It can improve the quality of life in many different ways, ranging from prevention of contracting infectious diseases to lowering  the probability  of malnutrition or preserving  our environment.

Education in countries with a low index of development is made difficult by numerous correlated external factors including poverty and child labor.

Access to electricity or running water is quite a challenge in a good number of schools, and the availability of didactic materials is low both for teachers and students, especially in rural areas. This makes lessons teacher-centered with students memorizing concepts without fully understanding them.

Local teachers do their best to provide quality education in such conditions but are often not theoretically and practically equipped to effectively propose hands-on activities.

Many projects are currently ongoing worldwide to raise the education level and make it more accessible to all children.

A significant amount of these programs are aimed at the provision of didactic materials, or building of facilities. It is rarely about thetraining of local teachers and almost never about science subjects.

The importance of teaching science practically is often underestimated. It is also a common thought that science activities can be carried out only by employing expensive materials.

The importance of teaching science practically is often underestimated. It is also a common thought that science activities can be carried out only by employing expensive materials.

SeedScience teachers are inverting this trend in their countries.