2,000 school students took part in the STEAM FEST education festival
20 december 2022
On December 17 and 18, Pyt-Yakh hosted STEAM FEST, an educational festival for school students, held in as part of SIBUR's social investment program, the Formula for Good Deeds. 2,000 students were offered a chance to get exposed the world of scientific knowledge and discoveries by attending hands-on and theoretical classes in various fields including maths, physics, chemistry, computer programming, as well as by observing firsthand a diverse range of scientific experiments.
The goal of the STEAM FEST project is to introduce schoolchildren to the world of natural science, to explain the physical character of natural phenomena in a clear and easy-to-understand way, as well as to offer them perspective on occupations of the future. This is the reason why the festival’s core program included classes focusing on the development of engineering and technical skills.
Today I attended a master class on 3D modeling. I think that professionals in this field will be among the most needed and sought-after professionals, Irina Kular, School 5’s 8A grade student, shared. I also very much enjoyed the show with the physics and chemistry experiments, but it was all more like a movie to us. At times it was hard to believe that such phenomena could actually occur in real life, as they seemed so unreal.
The ability to keep developing oneself, to think outside the box: these are the kind of abilities and skills that are sought after by contemporary industries. We were happy to support the project once again. We hope that STEAM FEST will not just help provide attending students with new skills and knowledge, but will also contribute to helping them make a choice of their future professions, Sergey Vinokhodov, Advisor to the General Director of SiburTyumenGaz JSC, commented.
One of the festival’s most popular zones featured an open lab titled "The Case of the Siberian Express". By working at the laboratory, the lab’s participants carried out several chemical and physical experiments, studied minerals and various chemical substances. According to the teachers who accompanied their students at this workshop, the degree of involvement the children demonstrated was truly unprecedented.
I am confident that after such a thrilling series of experiments our children's interest in physics and chemistry is only bound to increase! Olga Zelenina, a School 5 teacher, noted. Even for us, their teachers, who had been exposed to various methods of engaging children, this experience was really quite impressive. The students acted as true detectives who benefited not only from their knowledge of natural and exact sciences, but also from their ability to think logically.