StarT
StarT promotes interdisciplinary project-based learning – it puts science and technology into a context that is relevant for students and makes learning both exciting and meaningful. StarT is a long-term project that is organised annually.
StarT’s five-star programme deals with Science, Technology, Art, Career and Future. The project topics in StarT are freely chosen – the only requirement is a connection to one of the themes. Read more about the themes here.
The StarT project promotes collaborative learning by supporting learning communities in the implementation of interdisciplinary project-based learning. In StarT, student teams carry out projects related to science, mathematics and technology. StarT’s five-star programme deals with Science, Technology, Art, Career and Future. The project topics in StarT are freely chosen – the only requirement is a connection to one of the themes. Read more about the themes here.
Ideas and the excitement of learning are shared between and within learning communities through science fair events organised by StarT as well as by the learning communities themselves.
The primary objective of StarT is to implement a new, interdisciplinary and collaborative StarT way of working and thinking that emphasises project-based learning and active collaboration within the learning community.
StarT offers support to the learning communities. For example, a Materials Bank on our website has been developed to support teachers and educators. The Materials Bank contains hundreds of materials for teaching science, mathematics and technology and project learning. We also offer training events for teachers and educators.
Basic information
In StarT, there is extensive collaboration. StarT has over 50 co-operation partners, part international partners and part national, for example many Finnish universities. See all our partners here.
In order to achieve more StarT activity in more countries, we are seeking partners who can represent and implement StarT in their country. Read more and find out about our existing partner countries!
The StarT project has offered research-based solutions for mathematics, science and technology education to inspire children and youth and to support teachers’ everyday work and lifelong professional development, since 2013.
StarT is a part of the LUMA Centre Finland – a network of Finnish universities, which promotes science and technology education in universities. StarT is also a development and research project for universities to explore communal interdisciplinary teaching and project learning as a way of teaching mathematics, natural sciences and technology.
Research and development are carried out in cooperation among universities belonging to the LUMA centre Finland network. The main external funders are the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Centennial Foundation of the Technology Industries
Read more about StarT’s research.
In StarT students carry out interdisciplinary projects related to science, technology or mathematics, and teachers get support for the implementation of interdisciplinary and collaborative project-based learning. We share and give awards to the most distinguished students' projects and teachers' best educational practices annually to spread innovations made in classrooms around the world.
Teachers and students, join us in sharing the joy of collaborative learning! As a member of the international StarT community, with more than 50 participating countries since 2016, you get to benefit from our materials, training and awards for students and teachers – you are welcome to join us!
Register here to become a learning community in StarT!
The annual international StarT competition has two categories:
Read more about StarT’s assessment and awards.
