Creativity Club
Lead Research Organisation:
Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Engineering and Environment
Abstract
The project will help parents and carers to feel more confident in supporting their children with STEM and creative design activities and careers.
They will value sharing their understanding of science and technology with their children, and be more likely to encourage their children to study and pursue careers in science, technology and creative design industries.
Children will feel welcome and included and they will gain confidence to carry out scientific, technical and creative activities. They will share their knowledge and understanding with their parents.
They will value sharing their understanding of science and technology with their children, and be more likely to encourage their children to study and pursue careers in science, technology and creative design industries.
Children will feel welcome and included and they will gain confidence to carry out scientific, technical and creative activities. They will share their knowledge and understanding with their parents.
Planned Impact
There are a number of routes to dissemination that the project team will pursue:
- Sharing the project resources with NUSTEMs network of 34 North East Primary schools through a pre-existing Primary Science Coordinators Forum to allow schools to use the materials to run their own after-school Creativity Clubs.
- Sharing via partner organisations such as Museums Northumberland and Engineering UK
- Presentations at practitioner conferences such as ASE conference
- Sharing through STFC networks
- Sharing through Success4All networks
In addition, a case study about the project, and the resources developed will be offered to the Careers and Enterprise Company website. STEM Learning who manage the STEM Clubs Network will also be approached to disseminate the materials via their networks. NUSTEM will write an article about the project and the resources for a practictioner publications such as Primary Science magazine.
Researchers who have been involved with the project will be encouraged to include information about the work in presentations given at conferences, and through their interaction with researchers in other institutions.
- Sharing the project resources with NUSTEMs network of 34 North East Primary schools through a pre-existing Primary Science Coordinators Forum to allow schools to use the materials to run their own after-school Creativity Clubs.
- Sharing via partner organisations such as Museums Northumberland and Engineering UK
- Presentations at practitioner conferences such as ASE conference
- Sharing through STFC networks
- Sharing through Success4All networks
In addition, a case study about the project, and the resources developed will be offered to the Careers and Enterprise Company website. STEM Learning who manage the STEM Clubs Network will also be approached to disseminate the materials via their networks. NUSTEM will write an article about the project and the resources for a practictioner publications such as Primary Science magazine.
Researchers who have been involved with the project will be encouraged to include information about the work in presentations given at conferences, and through their interaction with researchers in other institutions.
Organisations
Publications
| Description | The project provided Creativity Clubs for children aged 4 - 7. The collaboration between the two partners in the award allowed both organisations to learn more about responsive project planning with a community audience. The key findings/recommendations for similar STEM engagement organisations were: Build in time to work with community centres at the design stage. Investing in positive relationships with children provides a foundation for successful work. Outreach and engagement should be responsive to children's needs and interests. Evaluation outcomes, strategies and instruments may need to be adapted to respond to project changes and stakeholder needs. |
| Exploitation Route | The final reflective report from the project provides a case study for other STEM engagement organisations with clear descriptions of prior assumptions and changes which were made during the project. |
| Sectors | Education Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| Description | Creativity Club session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Creativity Clubs was a series of six-week clubs for children aged 5 - 7. The clubs were based in a local community centre. The aim of the activity was to encourage children to strengthen children's 'science identity' through regular activities based around science, with a focus on STFC science and technology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |