Science Sessions
How SIBUR Helps Children Instill a Love for Science
The "Science Sessions" educational programme is a series of practice-oriented courses for schoolchildren aged 9–12. Our goal is to engage children with science through experiments and hands-on building, develop engineering thinking, and give them their first experience of creating real devices and conducting complex experiments themselves.
Significant Statistics
All courses are developed by leading experts in additional education and combine the study of scientific
fields such as nanotechnology, physics, chemistry, robotics, and others. The events also introduce
teachers to new working formats and ideas for conducting experimental classes.
All sessions are held during school holidays, allowing children to immerse themselves deeply
in the creative process. Each science session lasts five days. The "Science Sessions" programme is
designed so that schoolchildren are active participants: they independently conduct complex experiments,
assemble experimental setups, and create scientific artifacts.
Our Mission
Transforming complex theories into engaging experiments and engineering tasks.
Fostering logical thinking, technical acumen, teamwork, and design abilities.
Training teachers and assistants in modern methodologies for delivering popular science programmes.
Key Learning Tracks
Engineering
Nanotechnology
Smart Technologies
Chemistry
Physics
Urban Studies
Schoolchildren learn about the history and operating principles of various mechanisms. In practice, they independently assemble and test working models of cars, airplanes, robots, spacecraft, and motorboats, studying the fundamentals of engineering design.
A programme created by leading experts from the "Smart Moscow" project introduces children to the nanoworld. Schoolchildren conduct impressive experiments: working with magnetic fluid, growing crystals, creating a copper mirror, and "building" their own nanoworld on the desktop, revealing the potential applications of nanotechnology across diverse industries—from medicine and pharmaceuticals to computer chip development.
This course provides a basic understanding of electronics and electricity, laying the foundation for further study of technical disciplines.
The programme teaches schoolchildren to use laboratory equipment and try synthesising new substances themselves.
In this programme, children assembled different gadgets every day: microphones, acoustic systems, projectors, etc. Each "invention" was preceded by an explanation of the laws of physics on which its operation is based.
Within this programme, children "build" a scale model of a modern city.
SIBUR's Contribution
Guarantor of Quality and Methodology
The company collaborates with the best educational programme developers to ensure the highest standard of classes. As noted by Elena Krymova, a teacher from Kazan, the programme is "very cleverly designed, by alternating theory, practice and games," which maximally engages children.
Organiser and Resource Provider
SIBUR ensures the full cycle of the sessions: from providing individual experiment kits and constructors to training educators. The programme flexibly adapts to environmental conditions, being delivered both face-to-face and remotely.
Motivator for Future Scientific Professionals
The programme does not merely entertain; it purposefully develops logical thinking and technical acumen. By creating working devices, children gain confidence in their abilities and can make an informed choice in favour of a technical or scientific career in the future.
Thus, "Science Sessions" is an investment in the future technological potential of the country. The programme sparks children's interest in science, giving them not just knowledge, but a unique experience of creation and the confidence that even the most complex technologies can be understood and built with one's own hands.