On 12/01/15 Liger Learning Center there a big event about sharing what special and sharing the Liger curriculum to 34 high school directors in Phnom Penh and some people from the Ministry of Education Youth and Sport. Every students have their own sections to presents about. I am working in Red room with the subject about STEAM activities. There also 5 other friends who working on STEAM activities. My speech is about the objective of sharing STEAM activities, introduction of the past STEAM event, painting challenge and built the boat challenge. In this section 90% of the sharing is in Khmer.
Objective of sharing STEAM activities
To share practical ideas of STEAM activities for government schools.
- Resource light activities across different ages and group sizes
- Ways to motivate schools throughout the country to engage students
- Ideas for on how to encourage communication and interaction between different schools
- Examples of STEAM activities for Government School
Introduction of the past STEAM event
In Liger we do a lot STEAM activities. At the end of the November the a big events about STEAM activities that includes painting, performance, Rube Goldberg Machine, Scratch.
Painting Challenge
This is the painting challenge. Students were divided into groups and painting on the big painting board. Students have to includes at least two or more STEAM activities in their painting. For my team we includes technology and engineering. I felt really happy to join this events. This events giving me more skills about painting, working with my partner, thinking and creativity.
Build the boat challenge
- Students use natural resources (sticks, leaves, rocks, no plastic) to build a boat
- After designing and building their boats, students can compete to see which boat can float the longest or carry the heaviest weights
- This activity is culturally relevant as boats are in important part of many peoples lives in Cambodia.
- Learning outcomes include buoyancy and propulsion, and science, engineering, and art.
I felt really happy that this events is happened. I share a lot about STEAM and I hope there will be other events that similar to this and I am sure that all the directors were proud of us too.
