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STEM CENTRE

THINK, CREATE, INNOVATE!
STEM stands for “science, technology, engineering and mathematics”:
it suggests an integrated approach to these domains whereby science and
mathematics are learnt through interdisciplinary projects that use technology
and the principles of engineering. Although interdisciplinary learning
should not be restricted to these areas, STEM provides particularly useful
opportunities for meaningful, innovative practice that reflects
the increasingly integrated nature of real-world scientific research.”
(Guiding Principles for Learning, p.19)

Coverpage: photo by Daniel Mateo (LGB Secondary Student)

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DONORS & PARTNERS

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editorial

EDITORIAL
La fin de l’année académique 2019-2020 nous a laissé des traces d’une pandémie sans
précédent. Celle-ci a créé de nouveaux enjeux mais a aussi renforcé l’interconnectivité et la
solidarité planétaire ; et ce pour transformer nos vies à tout jamais. C’est un nouveau monde
qui ouvre ses portes à la science, la technologie et l’innovation ; c’est une nouvelle réalité qui
nous demande de réfléchir et d’agir. Qu’en serait-il de notre monde si nous pouvions créer
n’importe quel paysage et être n’importe qui pour l’explorer ? Pour l’année académique 2020-
2021, notre programme “Virtual Landscapes” va vous laisser voyager dans un monde virtuel
où tout est possible.

Un monde virtuel est un environnement de communauté en ligne sur ordinateur, conçu et
partagé par des individus afin qu’ils puissent interagir dans un monde simulé et construit
sur mesure. Les utilisateurs interagissent les uns avec les autres de façon ‘naturelle’
dans ce monde simulé, en utilisant des modèles graphiques textuels, bidimensionnels ou
tridimensionnels appelés avatars. Les avatars créés à l’aide de l’imagerie infographique (CGI)
ou autre technologie ont la capacité de se déplacer et d’interagir. Les mondes virtuels / la réalité
virtuelle (expérience simulée similaire ou complètement différente du monde réel - aussi en
réalité augmentée et en réalité mixte) d’aujourd’hui sont conçus pour le divertissement, la vie
sociale, l’éducation, la formation diverse, la résolution de problèmes, et à d’autres fins.

Du point de vue didactique, le monde virtuel convient à l’enseignement de concepts liés à
l’identité, la connectivité, l’interaction, l’environnement, la transformation, l’immersion et
plusieurs autres. Le programme que vous offre le STEM Centre pour l’année académique
2020-2021, ainsi que l’événement interdisciplinaire phare, le défilé de mode STEM «Mythes
& Légendes» (reporté de mars 2020), développés autour d’un monde mythique et virtuel,
serviront d’ancres pour la découverte d’un système planétaire vivant basé sur plusieurs
constatations écologiques, climatologiques, géologiques et biologiques.

Sur ce, avec toutes les opportunités proposées, nous espérons que des discussions
animées, des actions engagées et des projets innovateurs en résultent!

Marie-France Labelle
Directrice / STEM Centre Director

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PRESENTATION
The STEM Centre was conceptualized by ABCP Architecture in collaboration with INITIAL,
EPFL and the LGB STEM team. The three goals behind the design of the space were to facilitate
cross-discipline communication and productive collaboration, to emphasize non-formal non-
traditional teaching and learning (inverted classroom), and to encourage divergence in thinking
and experimenting through hands-on authentic learning opportunities. It was also important
to foster, in an extra-ordinary space, every student’s learning journey (feel, ask, imagine, plan,
create, discuss, reflect, share) and to develop competences such as collaboration, creativity,
critical thinking and communication. After several years of planning, the STEM Centre was
inaugurated at La Grande Boissière campus in September 2016.

The STEM Centre is an open space divided up in 4 major areas of approximately 102m2: the
Idea Lab (idealization, collaboration and creativity space), the Innovation Lab (critical thinking,
building and developing space), the Bot Lab (robotics, prototyping and testing space) and the
Bubble (implementation, reflection and presentation space). The STEM Centre is primarily a
place where students can expand their thinking by creating and solving open-ended problems
involving robotics, electronics, programming and design. With bright open spaces to
imagine new worlds, wall-to-wall whiteboards to brainstorm and hypothesize, and state-of-
the-art equipment to explore and experiment, the STEM Centre creates the ideal atmosphere
for students to dream, invent and keep up with advancements in an ever-changing world.

Combining different disciplines, but also different year groups, we aim to merge various
elements of the curriculum to encourage innovative ways of thinking and building. As a result,
every day is a success as our students become ever more curious about the world around
them, and come up with projects that captivate both their classmates and teachers. In close
collaboration with the Centre des arts on the campus, we marry the digital arts, design, the
sciences and the mathematics bringing together the best possible conditions for learning,
creating, experimenting, thinking, and innovating.

The fundamental aim of the STEM Centre is to host 21st century learning experiences that
move away from traditional, theoretical, single-subject learning, and towards greater creativity
through critical thinking, information literacy and transdisciplinary, project-based learning. To
further this aim, we have developed projects with key academic institutions, such as the Ecole
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), as well
as leading organizations in the technology and engineering sectors, such as CERN/IPPOG,
Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/OFEV), Monada, le CEDRE, Hands on Technology
(LEGO®), ITU and others. The STEM Centre, along with our partners, enable students to gain
understanding of big ideas in science and mathematics, key STEM methodologies and core
STEM skills.

The STEM Centre has become the headquarters for a various number of pedagogical projects,
events, enrichment courses / professional development, workshops, trips, and extra-curricular

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activities (ECAs)/clubs. Since its opening, it has enabled our students from 5 to 18 years old to
gain new skills in areas such as programming, electronics, robotics, CAD/3D printing and laser
cutting, space exploration, digital mapping, product design and creation. STEM projects are
not just about science, technology, engineering and mathematics; they are also about ethics,
sustainability, creativity and problem solving, so, when in the STEM Centre “Think, Create,
Innovate!

     IDEA LAB

     BOT LAB

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SUMMARY

2020 – 2021 PROGRAMME SUMMARY

1. CALENDAR AT A GLANCE                               7

2. EVENTS                                            13
     General                                         14
     Tournaments                                     25
     Trips                                           27

3. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHOPS         33
     ECA General – Primary School                    34
     ECA General – Primary & Middle Schools          38
     ECA General – Middle School                     39
     ECA General – Middle & Secondary Schools        43
     ECA General – Secondary School                  49
     ECA – Centre des arts                           52
     Workshops / Short-Term Courses                  55

4. ENRICHMENT ULP CLUBS                              61
     ULP Clubs Secondary School                      62

5. EDUCATIONAL STEM CAMPUS PROJECTS                  73
     Sustainability Project                          74
     Astronomie à l’école                            78
     3D Prosthetics Modeling Project                 78
     Building a Humanoid Project                     79
     EPFL Chili Lab                                  79
     COVID-19 Service Mask Project                   80
     Structures géantes Kaplas                       80
     South Asias Science Education Program (SASEP)   81
     Speakers-Workshop Leaders                       82

6.   RULES AND REGISTRATION                          84
7.   INFORMATION                                     85
8.   CONTACTS                                        86
9.   STEM PROGRAMME, STEM PRIZE, AMBASSADORS         87

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CALENDAR
              EVENTS      AT A GLANCE
                     / MANIFESTATIONS

1.
CALENDAR
AT A GLANCE

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CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
LEGEND:                                                                             OCTOBER               2020
                                                                                    .............................................................................
Campus = for all year levels
                                                                                    Mon 5 October Moved from Sept
Primary School = Years Pre-Reception to 4
Middle School = Years 5 to 8                                                        Ecole à la Ferme du Lignon
Secondary School = Years 9 to 13                                                    (Pri School Y2)
TBC = the exact date is to be confirmed                                             Trip

                                                                                    Wed 14 to Thu 15 October
                                                                                    Stellarium Gornergrat & Zmutt Dam
SEPTEMBER                  2020
.............................................................................       (Sec School Y11)
Mon 7 to Fri 25 September                                                           Trip
STEM Discovery Weeks
(Campus)                                                                            October (TBC)
Event                                                                               Lac Léman Beach Clean Up Project Begins
                                                                                    (Campus)
                                                                                    Curricular Project
Mon 7 September
ECA, Service/CAS Experiences Begin
                                                                                    October to June (various dates)
(Campus)
                                                                                    EPFL Chili Lab Investigations
Important Date
                                                                                    (Campus)
                                                                                    Event
Tue 14 September to Tue 16 October
First Aid
(Sec School Y10)
Workshop                                                                            NOVEMBER                  2020
                                                                                    .............................................................................
                                                                                    Thu 5 November
Mon 28 September                                                                    Diabetes Day
Astronomie à l’école - Planétarium                                                  (Sec School Y12)
(Pri School Y2)                                                                     Event, Trip
Curricular Project

                                                                                    Mon 18 to Fri 20 November
September or February                                                               Journées d’information EPFL
(TBC)                                                                               (Sec School Y11-13)
CERN S’Cool Lab
                                                                                    External Event
(Sec School Y11-12)
Trip, Curricular Project
                                                                                    Wed 25 November & 2, 9, 16 December
                                                                                    Sewing Workshops for Adults
                                                                                    (Teachers & Parents)
                                                                                    Workshop

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November (various dates)                                                            JANUARY 2021
                                                                                    .............................................................................
Engaging for Action SDG Campus Project
                                                                                    Sat 9 January
Launch
                                                                                    First LEGO League (FLL) “Game Changers”
(Campus)
                                                                                    Regional Tournament
Event, Curricular Project
                                                                                    (Mid & Sec Schools Y5-10)
                                                                                    Event, Tournament

DECEMBER                 2020
.............................................................................       Sun 23 January
3 December to 4 January                                                             Designathon
Mon DYS à Moi: DYS Constellation Expo                                               (Mid School Y6-8)
(Campus)                                                                            Event, Curricular Project
Exhibition
                                                                                    January (TBC)
Wed 25 November & 2, 9, 16 December                                                 SDG Space Solution Design Project Launch
Sewing Workshops for Adults                                                         (Sec School Y10-12)
(Teachers & Parents)                                                                Curricular Project
Workshop

Fri 4 December                                                                      FEBRUARY                2021
                                                                                    .............................................................................
e-Sports 1
                                                                                    Tue 2 to Fri 5 February
(Sec School)
                                                                                    Structures géantes KAPLA
Event, Competition
                                                                                    (Prim School)
                                                                                    Workshop, Curricular Project
Mon 7 to Sun 13 December
Swiss Computer Science Education Week
                                                                                    Tue 9 February
(Campus)
                                                                                    Safer Internet Day
Event
                                                                                    (Campus)
                                                                                    Event
Mon 14 to Fri 18 December
Médecine de precision by Marie-Claude
                                                                                    Tue 9, 16, 23 March
Blatter (Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics)
                                                                                    Architecture Workshop
(Sec School Y13)
                                                                                    (Sec School Y10-12)
Speaker, Workshop
                                                                                    Workshop

December (TBC)
                                                                                    February - March (TBC)
Monada Fashion & Art Show 1
                                                                                    CERN IPPOG Particle Physics International
(Sec School)
                                                                                    Master Classes Begin
Event
                                                                                    (Sec School)
                                                                                    Important Date

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February (TBC)                                                                       APRIL         2021
                                                                                     .............................................................................
Maths ISMTF Junior Competition
                                                                                     April (TBC)
(Sec School Y10-11)
                                                                                     Maths ISMTF Middle School Competition
Event, Competition
                                                                                     (Mid & Sec Schools Y8-9)
                                                                                     Event, Competition

MARCH            2021
.............................................................................        March & April (TBC)
February - March (TBC)                                                               Open Geneva Hackathons
CERN IPPOG Particle Physics International                                            (Sec School)
Master Classes Begin                                                                 Event
(Sec School)
Important Date                                                                       Mon 5 to Fri 9 April (TBC)
                                                                                     CERN South Asia Science Education
Wed 10 & 17 March                                                                    Program in Bhutan
PTA Resolving Conflict through                                                       (Sec School Teachers)
the Art of Listening without Judgement                                               Trip, International Cooperation Project
Workshop
(Parents)
                                                                                     Mon 26 to Fri 30 April
Workshop                                                                             Animation Cosedec & le CEDRE:
                                                                                     Sensibilisation à la gestion des déchets
Sun 14 March                                                                         (Prim School FR)
World Pi Day Celebration                                                             Workshop, Curricular Project
(Sec School)
Event                                                                                Thu 22 April
                                                                                     Earth Day & Engaging for Action SDG
Mon 15 to Fri 19 March                                                               Project Exhibition
Brain Awareness Week & Blue Brain Project                                            (Campus)
(Sec School Y11)                                                                     Event, Curricular Project
Event, Trip
                                                                                     Mon 26 April
Fri 19 March                                                                         Ecole à la Ferme du Lignon
e-Sports 2                                                                           (Pri School Y2)
(Sec School)                                                                         Trip, Curricular Project
Event, Competition
                                                                                     Thu 29 April
March & April (TBC)                                                                  Fashion Show “Myths & Legends”
Open Geneva Hackathons                                                               (Campus)
(Sec School)                                                                         Event
Event

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MAY        2021
.............................................................................
Mon 3 May
Ecole à la Ferme du Lignon
(Pri School Y2)
Trip, Curricular Project

Mon 17 to 20 May
World Summit on Information Society
(WSIS) 2020 Youth Track
(Mid & Sec Schools)
Event, Workshop, Exhibition

May (TBC)
The AI for Good Global Summit
(Sec School)
External Event

May or June (TBC)
Monada Fashion & Art Show 2
(Sec School)
Event

JUNE         2021
.............................................................................
Sat 5 June
World Environment Day
(Campus)
Event

Sat 13 to Mon 15 June (TBC)
Technorama Trip
(Sec School Y9)
Trip

Wed 23 June
International Women in Engineering Day
(Campus)
Event

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                                                           EVENTS / MANIFESTATIONS

2.
EVENTS
Events in the STEM Centre are open primarily to Ecolint students and its
community. They are generally free of charge.
yxy) in the STEM Centre can be found in the Rules and Registration section of this
booklet. We reserve the right to add events to the current programme if excellent
opportunities arise.

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GENERAL
STEM                                    The STEM Discovery Week gives students
                                        an idea of the opportunities that will be on
DISCOVERY WEEKS                         offer in the STEM Centre for the academic
Campus                                  year (i.e. ECA and ULP clubs). Throughout
                                        the week, there will be hands-on activities,
Mon 7 to Fri 25 September, 2020         exhibits, and discussions/presentations
15:00-18:00                             with teachers and STEM leaders.
Location: STEM Centre

DISRUPTIVE                              The Ellen MacArthur Foundation takes
                                        an interdisciplinary approach to initiate
INNOVATION FESTIVAL &                   and develop circular economy activities
OTHER ACTIVITIES                        for schools (Ellen MacArthur Foundation,
                                        2017). Activities that could interest our
Sec School Y11-13                       teachers and students are: projects (e.g.
Various Dates                           Circular Economy in Cities, Climate Change,
                                        Food Initiative, New Plastics Economy,
Location:                               Make Fashion Circular),       online events
www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org        (e.g. Explore the Circular Economy Show,
                                        the Disruptive Innovation Festival (DIF),
                                        webinars, podcasts) and summer school.

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DIABETES OPEN DAY                             As part of the IB DP Biology course, the
                                              students will be able to attend the 17th Open
Sec School Y12                                House by the Faculty of Medicine (Faculty
Tue 12 November, 2019                         of Diabetes) to meet with researchers
                                              and doctors who are conducting ongoing
Location: Centre Médical Universitaire
                                              research on diabetes in Geneva. On World
(CMU), Université de Genève                   Diabetes Day, a unique opportunity to
                                              understand the biological mechanisms
                                              leading to diabetes and how they are being
                                              studied will be possible through a thematic
                                              route with à la carte stations. A dozen
                                              stands, led by researchers, will allow our
                                              students to discover the various origins of
                                              diabetes, the role of the brain in food intake
                                              and the physiological function of insulin in
                                              the metabolism.

DESIGNATHON                                   Our students will have the opportunity to join
                                              the Global Designathon 2021 with children
Mid School Y6-8                               from all over the globe to design solutions
Sat 23 January, 2021                          for a better world. This year’s theme will
                                              be “Clean Energy & Climate”, a SDG topic
Location: STEM Centre
                                              relevant and accessible to everyone. Our
                                              students will work in small teams to create
                                              solutions, build prototypes and present
                                              them to a panel of judges and parents. There
                                              will also one or more challenge workshops
                                              leading up to the day.

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JOURNÉES D’INFORMATION                         Chaque année, l’EPFL, via son service de
                                               promotion des études, et en collaboration
EPFL                                           avec ses facultés, se réjouit de vous
Sec School Y11-13                              accueillir nombreux sur son campus
                                               pour vous faire découvrir ses filières de
Wed 18 to Fri 20 November, 2020                formation, ainsi que sa communauté
Location:                                      d’étudiants, d’enseignants et de chercheurs,
EPFL – Swiss Tech Convention Center            les divers services dédiés aux nouveaux
                                               étudiants et les multiples associations
Inscriptions dès septembre 2020                chargées d’animer la vie sociale et culturelle
                                               du campus. Cet évènement incontournable
                                               est une réelle immersion qui vous aidera à
                                               faire un choix réfléchi et éclairé pour votre
                                               avenir, et vous permettra d’apprécier le
                                               foisonnement scientifique et la diversité qui
                                               caractérise l’école.

                                               Pour plus d’information :
                                               www.epfl.ch/education/bachelor/fr/
                                               journees-d-information/

PROJET MON DYS A MOI:                          Dans le cadre de la Journée internationale
                                               des personnes handicapées du 3 décembre
DYS CONSTELLATION                              et du projet ‘Mon Dys à Moi’, le Centre des
EXHIBITION                                     arts en collaboration avec l’ONU et le Centre
                                               d’art contemporain mettra en exposition des
Campus                                         œuvres créées par les élèves de plusieurs
Thu 3 December to Mon 4 January, 2021          départements incluant le STEM Centre.
                                               Ceci sera accompagné d’une conférence
Location: STEM Centre & Centre des arts        pédagogique et des ateliers «Désécrire».

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MONADA FASHION & ART                      Le STEM Centre a établi un nouveau
                                          partenariat avec Monada (www.monada.
SHOWS                                     ch), une société à Genève qui organise
Sec School Y9-13                          des évènements d’excellence mettant
                                          en lumière un monde créatif et innovant.
December, 2020 & May or June, 2021        Chaque mois, Monada organise un défilé de
Location: Geneva                          mode avec exposition d’art dans différents
                                          lieux prestigieux de la ville, soient des
                                          hôtels, galeries, restaurants, et autres lieux
                                          insolites. Monada travaille en collaboration
                                          avec des marques européennes et des
                                          designers indépendants souhaitant montrer
                                          leurs créations à la communauté locale.

                                          Ainsi, des experts de l’équipe Monada
                                          choisirons et mettrons en valeur, lors d’un
                                          de leurs Fashion & Art Shows, huit créations
                                          de mode, d’art et/ou design que nos élèves
                                          auront fabriqué dans le cadre de l’évènement
                                          phare du STEM Centre, le défilé de mode à
                                          thème (c.-à-d. Prism en 2018, Steam Punk
                                          Fashion Show en 2019 et Myths & Legends
                                          en 2020-2021). Les photos et vidéos de
                                          l’évènement démontreront comment une
                                          exploration éducative de l’art, du design et
                                          de la technologie peut s’entrelacer avec les
                                          facettes de l’industrie de la mode.

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SWISS COMPUTER                           During this annual international week
                                         of computing, thousands of students in
SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK                   Switzerland and around the world will be
                                         programming at all levels. The school will
Campus                                   give students opportunities to engage in
Mon 7 to Sun 13 December, 2020           programming experiences in the world of
                                         creating games, applications, and hacking
Location: STEM Centre & Other            awareness. There will also be various
                                         organized ICT activities on all Ecolint’s
                                         campuses linked with the Hour of Code.
                                         This initiative began a few years ago in
                                         the United States with the aim of raising
                                         the awareness on the importance of
                                         computing. The CSEd Week is organized
                                         in memory of the birthday of the computer
                                         pioneer, Admiral Grace Murray Hopper
                                         (December 9, 1906). For more information:
                                         https://csedweek.org

E-SPORTS                                 e-Sports have gained popularity over
                                         the years. Official competitions around
Sec School                               the world attract millions of players
Fri 6 December, 2020, 18:00-20:30        and spectators. The Swiss e-Sports
                                         Federation (SeSF) is a member of the
Fri 19 March, 2021, 18:00-20:30
                                         International e-Sports Federation (ieSF).
Location: STEM Centre                    In fact, Switzerland is one of the founding
Registration opens one week prior        members. The IeSF was created in 2008
                                         and is based in Korea.

                                         The LGB Tech Crew organizes annual LGB
                                         e- Sports evenings during which individuals
                                         or teams compete in various video games
                                         (e.g. League of Legends, FIFA 20, Rocket
                                         League, Heartstone, etc…). Winners go
                                         home with trophies!

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SAFER INTERNET DAY                      Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID)
                                        has become a landmark event in the online
Campus                                  safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of
Tue 9 February, 2021, 8:15-16:30        the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and
                                        taken up by the Insafe network as one of its
Location: STEM Centre & Other           earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day
                                        has grown beyond its traditional geographic
                                        zone and is now celebrated in more than
                                        100 countries worldwide, and across all
                                        continents.” (Safer Internet Day, 2016).
                                        From cyberbullying to social networking,
                                        the school will organize activities to raise
                                        awareness of emerging online issues and
                                        will help students and parents reflect on
                                        specific topics of current concerns.

CERN IPPOG PARTICLE                     Each year more than 13.000 high school
                                        students (15 to 19-year old) in 55 countries
PHYSICS INTERNATIONAL                   come to one of about 225 nearby
MASTER CLASSES BEGIN                    universities or research centres for one day
                                        in order to unravel the mysteries of particle
Sec School Y10-13                       physics. Lectures from active scientists
February – March, 2021                  give insight in topics and methods of basic
                                        research at the fundaments of matter and
Location: University of Geneva
                                        forces, enabling the students to perform
Registration from January 2021          measurements on real data from particle
                                        physics experiments themselves. At the end
                                        of each day, like in an international research
                                        collaboration, the participants join in a video
                                        conference for discussion and combination
                                        of their results. (IPPOG, 2019. Retrieved
                                        from https://physicsmasterclasses.org/)

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WORLD PI DAY                         Pi Day is a holiday which is celebrated on
                                     March 14th every year. This day was created
CELEBRATION                          to celebrate the mathematical constant π. It
Sec School                           falls on 3/14 since three, one and four are the
                                     first three digits of PI. It is a holiday that has
Sun March 14, 2021                   been celebrated large-scale since 1988 and
Location: STEM Centre & Other        has been celebrated by millions upon millions
                                     of math students and teachers since. While PI
                                     Day may have existed in one form or another,
                                     the first official large-scale celebration
                                     occurred on March 14th, 1988 at the San
                                     Francisco Exploratorium. This event was
                                     organized by physicist Larry Shaw. This first
                                     celebration featured participants marching
                                     around a large circle and consuming fruit pies.
                                     Over the years, the PI Day celebrations have
                                     become a little more complex and usually
                                     involve more activities. Therefore, on this day,
                                     students will have the chance to have fun
                                     with PI during various activities. (Holidays
                                     Calendar, no date. Retrieved from http://www.
                                     holidayscalendar.com/event/pi-day/)

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EVENTS / GENERAL

STEM CENTRE MYTHS &                       The STEM Centre’s annual Fashion Show is an
                                          interdisciplinary campus project that reveals
LEGENDS FASHION SHOW                      how high fashion intertwines in innovative
Campus                                    ways with art, design and engineering. This
                                          year’s theme will engage students to explore
Thu 29 April, 2021, 19:00-20:30           how they can bring to life various aspects
Location: Centre des arts, Théâtre        of myths and legends using STEM skills. All
                                          products presented on the runway are created
                                          by LGB students. This year, eight chosen
                                          items will be featured in the Monada Fashion
                                          & Art Show in Geneva!

BRAIN                                     During the Brain Awareness Week, the IB DP
                                          students will have the opportunity to challenge
AWARENESS WEEK                            themselves through various activities,
                                          conferences, discussions and laboratory
Sec School Y12                            visits. The goal of this week’s event, organized
Mon 15 to Fri 19 March, 2021              by the Geneva Neuroscience Center, is to
Location: University of Geneva            inform the public about progress and benefits
                                          of brain research.

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WORLD SUMMIT ON                       WSIS aims to include youth perspectives and
                                      engage young people in discussions about
INFORMATION SOCIETY                   how technology can provide opportunities to
(WSIS) YOUTH TRACK                    address some of the world’s most pressing
                                      issues. It provides a platform where youth
Mid & Sec Schools                     can offer their insights and understanding
Mon 17 to 20 May, 2021                of the information society, its challenges
                                      and opportunities, and where they can raise
Location: STEM Centre & ITU           questions; but also propose solutions to
                                      harvesting the power of ICTs towards equally
                                      distributed social impact. The week will be
                                      comprised of Hackathons, an exhibition, WSIS
                                      workshops for younger students to experience
                                      VR, coding and robotics, and finally a Youth
                                      Café that our older students will organize and
                                      run. A full program will be published in the
                                      school newsletters.

OPEN GENEVA                           Open Geneva is an Open Innovation Festival
                                      for science, technology and society. It was
(HACKATHONS)                          established to promote open innovation with
Sec School                            a spirit of knowledge sharing for the common
                                      good. In particular, Open Geneva aims to
March & April (TBC)                   foster open innovation for the arts, science,
Location: STEM Centre & Geneva        technology, and for society in the Greater
                                      Geneva Area. Students and parents are
                                      welcome to participate in various Hackathons
                                      held around the city or in the STEM Centre.

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EARTH DAY / ENGAGING                  After global consultation with 192 countries,
                                      the Earth Day Network (EDN), announced
FOR ACTION PROJECT                    that the theme of Earth Day 2021 is “Restore
EXHIBITION                            Our Earth.” “The theme is based on the
                                      emerging concept that rejects the idea that
Campus                                our only options to save the planet are to
Thu 22 April, 2021, 8:15-15:00        mitigate or adapt to the impacts of climate
                                      change and other environmental damage.
Location: STEM Centre & Other
                                      Scientists, non-governmental organizations,
                                      business, and governments worldwide now
                                      are looking at natural system processes and
                                      emerging green technologies to restore the
                                      world’s ecosystems and forests, conserve
                                      and rebuild soils, improve farming practices,
                                      restore wildlife populations and rid the world’s
                                      oceans of plastics.” Retrieved from https://
                                      www.earthday.org.

AI FOR GOOD                           Almost every day, our lives are influenced
                                      by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
GLOBAL SUMMIT                         With recent advances in AI, machines are
Sec School                            learning, improve and make calculations in
                                      ways that enable them to perform ‘human’
May (TBC)                             tasks previously based on creativity and
Location: ITU, Geneva                 ingenuity. AI for Good is capitalizing on data
                                      being generated by sentiment behaviour,
                                      human health, commerce, communications,
                                      migration and more. Therefore, “the goal is to
                                      identify practical applications of AI and scale
                                      those solutions for global impact” (ITU, 2020).
                                      Our students are invited to take part in this
                                      problem solving!

                                      For more information: https://aiforgood.itu.int.

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WORLD                                World Environment Day is held each
                                     year on June 5. It is one of the principal
ENVIRONMENT DAY                      vehicles through which the United Nations
Campus                               (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the
                                     environment and enhances political attention
Fri 4 June, 2021, 8:15-16:30         and action. This year, LGB will take action
Location: STEM Centre & Other        and raise awareness on ways to improve
                                     the Earth’s environment. Join us! This will be
                                     part of the Engaging for Action SDG Campus
                                     Project.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN                  This annual day focuses attention on the
                                     amazing careers in engineering and technical
IN ENGINEERING DAY                   roles for girls, and allows us to celebrate
Campus                               the achievements of outstanding women
                                     engineers. Join us for the celebration!
Wed 23 June, 2021, 8:15-16:30
Location: STEM Centre & Other

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TOURNAMENTS
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL)                  “Project-based, hands-on FIRST programs
                                         introduce students to coding, programming,
GAME CHANGERS                            and engineering in an inclusive, creative, and
TOURNAMENT                               hopeful environment where students work
                                         collaboratively to solve a yearly robotics
Sec School Y9-10                         challenge” (FIRST, 2019). This year’s theme is
Sat 9 January, 2021, 9:00-17:00          Game Changers”. The challenge is comprised
                                         of three parts: the Robot Game, the Project,
Location: La Chataîgneraie Campus
                                         and the Core Values. The cost is to buy needed
Cost: 150 CHF                            LEGO boxes and covers the competition fees
(covers boxes & tournament fee)          for the team.
Registration open on
www.first-lego-league.org

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MATHS ISMTF                     MATHS ISMTF                     MATHS ISMTF
SENIOR                          JUNIOR                          MIDDLE SCHOOL
COMPETITION                     COMPETITION                     COMPETITION
Sec School Y12-13               Sec School Y10-11               Sec School Y8-10
March, 2021                     February, 2021                  April, 2021
Location: TBC                   Location: TBC                   Location: TBC
Registration through            Registration through            Registration through
the Maths department.           the Maths department.           the Maths department.

“The ISMTF is a nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to provide support in the enrichment of
teaching and learning of mathematics at international schools, nurture exchange of experiences
among mathematics educators, and to help generate interest in and enthusiasm for mathematics
among students of these schools.” (ISMTF, 2017)

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EVENTS / TRIPS

TRIPS
The STEM Centre will exclusively organize exciting and educational trips for the academic
year 2020-2021. The campus schools or STEM departments are offering other trips, at
times, supported and promoted by the STEM Centre.

The registration for the following trips will be open to students from September 2020
or will be organized by the STEM Director and teachers accordingly.

S’COOL LAB CERN                                  Le S’Cool LAB offre la possibilité aux élèves
                                                 de manipuler pour eux-mêmes divers
Sec School Y11-13                                équipements en participant à des ateliers
September 2020, or February, 2021                pratiques sur différents thèmes de la physique
                                                 des particules lors de leurs visites du CERN.
Location: CERN
                                                 Certains ateliers (chambre à brouillard, rayons
Price: Free                                      X, tube à électrons, supraconductivité, etc..)
Website: http://scool.web.cern.ch/               sont proposés.
scoollab-workshops

ECOLE À LA FERME                                 Learn, Discover, Experiment. Thanks to
                                                 “école à la ferme” providers across
DU LIGNON                                        Switzerland, our students from the primary
Pri School Year 2                                school will come into direct contact with life
                                                 on the farm and get to know the origin of our
Mon 5 October, 2020                              food. L’école à la ferme is an apprenticeship
Mon 26 April & 3 Mai, 2021                       that involves the five senses. By welcoming
Location: Ferme du Lignon                        the children on their farms, peasant families
                                                 offer an education which requires new
Price: 5 CHF / child                             faculties and resources. Touching, smelling,
Website: www.schub.ch                            tasting and working together form the basis
                                                 of a captivating and unforgettable education
                                                 that has been a great success for 30 years.
                                                 Over the past ten years, more than 250,000
                                                 students have benefited from the “école à
                                                 la ferme” program and have permeated the
                                                 many aspects of peasant life. Our students will
                                                 specifically explore gardens and the “chemin
                                                 de l’oeuf” as part of their inquiry units.

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STELLARIUM GORNERGRAT                       Students will have the chance to visit the
                                            famous Gornergrat Stellarium of central
AND ZMUTT DAM                               Europe. The program for the evening will
(ZERMATT) TRIP                              include a presentation on the glaciers and
                                            mountains of Zermatt from a vista point,
Sec School Y11                              an interactive visit to the control room
Wed 14 to Thu 15 October, 2020              where students will learn and use various
                                            instruments, and finally access a telescopic
Location: Zermatt
                                            view of the Moon and bright planets.
Price: Approx. CHF 200                      Professors from the Center for Space and
(includes transport, lodging, visit)        Habitability (CSH), University of Bern, will
Maximum number of students: 20              be present all evening to guide students
                                            and answer any of their questions. During
Website:                                    the day, students will hike to the Zmutt
https://stellarium-gornergrat.ch            hydroelectric dam in order to conduct
                                            research.

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THE BLUE BRAIN PROJECT                        The aim of the Blue Brain Project,
                                              a Swiss brain initiative founded and
TRIP (BRAIN AWARENESS                         directed by Professor Henry Markram,
WEEK)                                         is to build accurate, biologically detailed
                                              digital reconstructions and simulations
Sec School Y11                                of the rodent brain, and ultimately, the
Mon 15 to Fri 19 March, 2021 (TBC)            human brain. The supercomputer-based
                                              reconstructions and simulations built by
Location: EPFL, Biotech Campus,
                                              Blue Brain offer a radically new approach for
Batîment B1, Chemin des Mines 9,
                                              understanding the multilevel structure and
1202 Geneva                                   function of the brain.
Price: Free
Maximum number of students: 30
Website: www.bluebrain.epfl.ch

TECHNORAMA TRIP                               Students will conduct hands-on experiences
                                              of hundreds of natural phenomena and
Sec School Y9                                 technology. They will do so using all their
Sat 13 to Mon 15 June, 2021                   senses to come to grips with the world
                                              that surrounds them. Through science, art,
Location: Technoramastrasse 1,
                                              challenges, experiments, adventure rooms,
CH-8404 Winterthur, Switzerland               dialogues and building, their curiosity will
Price: Approx. 250 CHF (TBC) (includes        be aroused as well as their enthusiasm for
lodging, museum fee, other activities)        science and technology. The Technorama
                                              trip might be combined with fun at the
Maximum number of students: 30
                                              Adventure Park Rheinfall in order to discover
Website:                                      nature from the treetops.
https://www.technorama.ch/en/home

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VOYAGE D’ÉCHANGE                      Les élèves de chaque pays auront la chance
                                      de s’engager dans un échange amical
CANADA-SUISSE                         entre eux, scientifique et fructueux, tout en
                                      appréciant la culture des différentes familles
(SÉJOUR SCIENTIFIQUE)                 d’accueil. Pour ceux et celles intéressé(e)
Ecole secondaire                      s dans diverses disciplines scientifiques/
classes 10-11 francophones            STEM, le groupe visitera à Montréal, Québec,
                                      l’université de Montréal, l’université McGill et
Année académique 2021-2022            polytechnique (école d’ingénierie), le musée
Location: Collège Charles-Lemoyne,    des sciences et IMAX, l’agence spatiale ou
Montréal, Québec                      autre industrie technologique, la centrale
                                      Beauharnois ou autre usine, et autre ; en
Prix: A déterminer
                                      plus de s’amuser en nature, à un match
Nombre maximum d’élèves: 10           d’hockey et à la cabane à sucre !
Applications dès mars 2021
(les intéressés devront faire
une demande formelle).
Programme détaillé à venir.

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ECOLOGICAL CAMP –                            A life changing experience in one of the
                                             most beautiful place on earth, between
A SUSTAINABLE                                the Kilimanjaro and the Chyulu Hills.
JOURNEY TO AFRICA                            This ecological camp, in collaboration
                                             with the Maasai community, is specially
(in collaboration with                       designed for young people from all over
                                             the world. The group will live safely, for
Naisula School)                              one week, in a protected environment to
Sec School Y12                               learn how to track animals, to discover the
June 2021 or June 2022 (TBC)                 incredible variety of African wildlife, and
                                             to live an unforgettable expedition in the
Location: The Chyulu Wilderness Camp,        cloud forest of the Chyulu Hills. Through
Opulsare Spring, Kenya                       its aims (i.e. adventure expedition/eco-
Price: 5500 CHF (approx.)                    tourism, conservation, artistic experiences,
                                             and mindfulness), the camp will enable
Maximum number of students: 12
                                             students to reach goals set by the IB CAS
Website : https://chyulucamp.com             learning outcomes. Retrieved from https://
                                             chyulucamp.com/.

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EXTRA-CURRICULAR EVENTS
                                                         ACTIVITES AND WORKSHOPS
                                                                 / MANIFESTATIONS

3.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES (ECA)
AND WORKSHOPS
The extracurricular activities (ECA) and workshops are part of a campus
wide program which offers students various opportunities to learn new skills
through courses in STEM, in the arts, in sports or in other recreational domains.
Professional instructors and coaches lead the activities. A fee is associated to
each ECA or workshop. Note that ECA and workshops cater to specific year levels
and require generally a minimum of 5 to 8 students to run. Registrations
for ECA and workshop activities are done through the “MyEcolint”
ECA school portal. Note: Years = Year Levels (not age)

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ECA GENERAL
PRIMARY SCHOOL

CREATIVE CRAFTS                                   Students will use their creativity to make
                                                  all kinds of fun crafts. While sewing pencil
Years 3-4                                         cases, making cards, painting and creating
Course Instructor: Sonia Castejon                 new artistic objects out of recycled
                                                  materials, students will develop dexterous
Timing: 7 September 2020 to 18 June 2021,
                                                  skills and make new friends in a relaxed
Weekly for 1h30m                                  atmosphere.
Wednesdays 12:15 -13:45
Language of Instruction: English / Spanish
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Price: 750 CHF (incl. material)

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY :                             Students will explore aspects of design
                                                  technology in order to unleash their
A 3D MODELLING FOCUS                              creativity and though processes. The will
Years 3-4                                         experiment and build a wide range of model
                                                  and design related concepts to create their
Course Instructor: Erik van Nielen                own products.
Timing: 7 September 2020 to 18 June 2021,
Weekly for 1h30m
Mondays 15:00 -16:30
Language of Instruction: English
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 10
Price: 820 CHF

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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY:                           This after school activity focuses on
                                               building and programming small robots.
A FOCUS ON CODING,                             The main aim of this course is to show
ROBOTICS & ANIMATION                           students how coding and robots are related
                                               to the real world. Students will work on a
Years 3-4                                      variety of platforms and present their
Course Instructor: Paula Dias Leite            coding challenges.
Timing: 7 September 2020 to 18 June 2021,
                                               Cette activité après l’école se concentre
Weekly for 1h30m
                                               sur la construction et programmation de
Thursdays 15:00 -16:30                         petits robots. Le principal le but de ce cours
Language of Instruction: English/French        est de montrer aux étudiants comment
Location: STEM Centre                          le codage et les robots sont liés au réel
                                               monde. Les étudiants travailleront sur une
Maximum Number of Students: 10                 variété de plates-formes et présenter leurs
Price: 820 CHF                                 défis de codage.

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LEARN BUILD                                      Kids spend their young years playing with
                                                 LEGO® Bricks, stacking the blocks together
PLAY LEGO                                        to create an immersive world. Bricks 4 Kidz
Years 2-4                                        takes this one step further with our LEGO®-
                                                 Inspired activities. These classes deliver
Course Instructor:                               play that’s fun, educational and enriching for
Amandine Urbani & Vanessa Vidal                  each child. We follow a theme with guided
Timing: 7 September 2020 to                      instructions for kids to build a project,
18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h00m                   connect it to a motor and battery to watch
                                                 their vision come to life. What better way
Language of Instruction: English / French
                                                 to give kids hands-on fun while they learn
Location: Le Château                             practical ways to apply STEM concepts?
Maximum Number of Students:
16 (6 places Y1-2, 10 places Y3-4)               Les enfants passent des années à jouer
                                                 avec les briques LEGO ®, en empilant les
Price: 650 CHF                                   blocs les uns sur les autres pour créer un
                                                 monde immersif. Bricks 4 Kidz va encore
                                                 plus loin avec ses activités inspirées de
                                                 LEGO ®. Nous proposent des jeux amusants,
                                                 éducatifs et enrichissants pour chaque
                                                 enfant. Nous suivons un thème avec des
                                                 instructions guidées pour que les enfants
                                                 construisent un projet, le connectent à
                                                 un moteur et à une batterie pour voir leur
                                                 vision prendre vie. Quelle meilleure façon
                                                 de donner aux enfants un plaisir pratique
                                                 pendant qu’ils apprennent à appliquer les
                                                 concepts des STEM ?

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POTTERY                                       The course introduces pottery as an art
                                              form and explores the basics of forming
Years 3-4                                     and shaping clay. Students will work
Course Instructor:                            on the pottery techniques of coiling,
Michelle Burke                                slabbing and pinching, to develop manual
                                              dexterity. Decorating their pottery with
Timing: 7 September 2020 to 18 June 2021,     texture and glazes. We will use these
Weekly for 1h30m                              skills to make practical vessels, such as
Tuesdays 15:00-16:30                          bowls and cups, plus some animal or
Language of Instruction: English              fantasy modelling. The emphasis is for
                                              the students to be able to express their
Location: Primary School Maple Village
                                              own creativity and enjoy their interaction
Maximum Number of Students: 8                 with clay, not necessarily to produce
Price: 850 CHF (incl. clay)                   perfect pots, (although we try our best).

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PRIMARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS

“LES PETITS BRICOLOS”                     Come to the STEM Centre and learn
                                          how to make your own constructions in
WOOD ART CRAFT                            wood. You will be using your creativity by
Years 3-8                                 sketching and drawing your ideas onto
                                          paper before sawing, drilling, screwing,
Course Instructor: Maluen Prunier         sanding and assembling pieces of wood
Timing: 7 September 2020                  together – to construct an item that is
to 18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m         both ecological and durable! The children
Wednesdays 12:15-13:45 (Years 3-4)        are also taught the benefits of teamwork
Mondays 15:45-17:15 (Years 5-8)           and collaboration, as well as the need to
                                          respect some simple rules. To maximise
Language of Instruction:                  the security of the children, only hand
English / French                          tools are used in this workshop.
Location: STEM Centre
                                          Cet atelier de construction de jeux et
Maximum Number of Students: 8
                                          jouets en bois se déroulera au Centre
Price: 820 CHF (incl. material)           STEM. Les enfants développeront leur
                                          créativité et leur agilité tout d’abord
                                          en dessinant un croquis sur papier,
                                          avant de scier, percer, visser, poncer
                                          et finalement assembler les pièces de
                                          bois. Ils construiront un jouet ou un jeu
                                          écologique et durable. Les élèves tireront
                                          bénéfice d’un travail en groupe basé sur
                                          le respect de règles simples. Par mesure
                                          de sécurité, seuls des outils manuels
                                          seront utilisés.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

COOKING WITH KINDNESS                            Cooking with Kindness - Join us this year
                                                 as we cook up some fun!
Years 5-8
Course Instructor: Meriel Rhodes                 Come and join our cooking with kindness
                                                 club where you will acquire a key life skill,
Timing: 7 September, 2020
                                                 experience different tastes and cultures,
to 18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m                learn to make healthy, balanced meal
Mondays 16:00-17:30 or                           choices and have a whole lot of fun. From
Thursdays 16:00-17:30                            baking to burritos, cheesecake to curry,
Language of Instruction: English / French        learn to cook dishes from all around the
                                                 world to delight and impress your friends
Location: Middle School Staff Room
                                                 and family.
Maximum Number of Students:
10 (each group)                                  Cuisinez avec gentillesse - Rejoignez-nous
Price: 820 CHF (incl. consumables)               cette année alors que nous préparons que
                                                 du plaisir!

                                                 Venez rejoindre notre club de cuisine
                                                 avec gentillesse où vous acquerrez des
                                                 compétences essentielles pour la vie,
                                                 découvrirez des goûts et des cultures
                                                 différents, apprendrez à faire des choix de
                                                 repas sains et équilibrés et vous amuserez
                                                 beaucoup. De la cuisson des burritos au
                                                 curry, ou de la cuisson du gâteau au
                                                 fromage aux biscuits, apprenez à cuisiner
                                                 des plats du monde entier pour ravir et
                                                 impressionner vos amis et votre famille.

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POTERIE                                  Un cours de poterie durant lequel votre
                                         enfant pourra développer ses capacités
Years 5-8                                artistiques ainsi que ses aptitudes
Course Instructor:                       sensorielles et visuelles, tout en travaillant
Marine Maume                             l’élément argile. Il apprendra à manipuler
                                         différentes engobes et émaux, à modeler
Timing: 7 September, 2020                les différentes textures des terres pour
to 18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m        réaliser des projets collectifs et personnels.
Mondays 15:45-17:15                      Il développera sa créativité dans une activité
Language of Instruction: Français        manuelle et ludique tout au long de l’année,
                                         en petit groupe.
Location: Sous-sol Ecole moyenne
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Price: 850 CHF (incl. material)

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ICT ACTIVITIES                               Choose between different fun and challenging
                                             activities, technology, coding and robotics!
INCL. LEGO MINDSTORMS
Years 5-8                                    LEGO Mindstorms: Create and command
                                             robots that do what you want with LEGO®
Course Instructor:                           MINDSTORMS®          EV3!     Combining       the
Course Instructor: Martin Mandel             versatility of the LEGO building system with
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to 18 June         the most advanced LEGO technology ever
2021, Weekly for 1h00m                       developed, unleash the creative powers of the
Wednesdays 12h45-13h45                       new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 set to create
                                             and command robots that walk, talk, think and
Language of Instruction: English / French    do anything you can imagine. Programming/
Location: Middle School ICT Lab              Coding: We are offering an easy way for
Maximum Number of Students: 12               students to start learning programming skills.
                                             Programming is a fun and rewarding way to
Price: 495 CHF                               learn about the technology that surrounds
                                             us. Anyone can learn it! Programming will
                                             change the way students think, fostering solid
                                             algorithmic thinking skills. We want to make it
                                             as easy as possible for students at LGB Middle
                                             School to get started, so there is no installing,
                                             no downloading, and no background in
                                             programming necessary. Students learn the
                                             magic of programming through real projects
                                             in real programming languages. Students
                                             learn to create and customize code through
                                             the interactive interface. When students have
                                             finished, they will feel proud of the projects
                                             that they have built themselves.

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PRODUCT DESIGN LAB                       Get ready to design your first smart object!
                                         Learn and apply the cycle of Design Thinking
(TECHLABS)                               to create a series of working prototypes with
Years 5-8                                digital design, coding and robotics. With
                                         testing and iteration we will shape these
Course Instructor:                       inventions into industrial products. Select
Faysal Saber / TechLabs                  projects will be entered to Swiss design
Timing: 7 September, 2020                festivals awarding creativity and innovation.
to 18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m
Mondays 15:45-17:15
Language of Instruction: English
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 14
Price: 850 CHF (incl. material)

SMART SENSORS LAB                        Discover how machines work, think and play!
                                         Students will experiment with an array of
Years 5-8                                smart sensors to build prototypes of ‘smart
Course Instructor: Faysal Saber          home’ applications. With Machine Learning
                                         and IoT we can activate our world with facial
Timing: 7 September, 2020
                                         recognition and voice commands. Selected
to 18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m        projects will be entered to Swiss design
Tuesdays 15h45-17h15                     festivals awarding creativity and innovation.
Language of Instruction: English
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Price: 850 CHF (incl. material)

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MIDDLE & SECONDARY SCHOOLS

3D DESIGN & PRINTING                             During this exciting course, students will
                                                 design and build 3D models in CAD software
Years 7-12                                       (i.e. Fusion 360) such as prosthetics,
Course Instructor: Maxime Miraillet              production props (e.g. masks), figurines, and
                                                 more. Students will specifically learn how
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to 18 June
                                                 to operate FDM printers and how to print
2021, Weekly for 1h30m                           different types of plastic filaments for their
Fridays 15h45-17h15                              own creations. Following the completion of
Language of Instruction: English / French        their prints, students will add their finishing
                                                 touches (i.e. polishing, painting, etc..).
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 8                    Tout au long de ce cours passionnant,
Price: 850 CHF (incl. material)                  les élèves concevront et construiront
                                                 des modèles 3D dans un logiciel de CAO
                                                 (par exemple Fusion 360), tels que des
                                                 prothèses, des accessoires de production
                                                 de théâtre (par exemple des masques, ),
                                                 des figurines, etc. Les élèves apprendront
                                                 notamment à utiliser les imprimantes FDM
                                                 et à imprimer différents types de filaments
                                                 de plastique pour leurs propres créations.
                                                 Une fois leurs impressions terminées, les
                                                 élèves apporteront leur touche finale (c’est-
                                                 à-dire polissage, peinture, etc.).

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ADVANCED PROP-MAKING                             This course is designed to teach students
                                                 the skills needed to build props for movies,
Years 7-12                                       cosplay, displays or other. Students will
Course Instructor: Maxime Miraillet              learn a variety of traditional and state of
                                                 the art techniques to design and build
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to
                                                 props. From 3D printing and design, to
18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m                   laser cutting, sculpting, painting and
Wednesdays 16h30-18h00                           weathering of figurines, masks, armour,
Language of Instruction: English / French        and more, students will gain STEM skills
                                                 for the industry.
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 10                   Ce cours est conçu pour enseigner aux
Price: 820 CHF                                   élèves les compétences nécessaires à
                                                 la construction d’accessoires pour les
                                                 films, les événements, le cosplay, les
                                                 expositions, les productions théâtrales
                                                 ou autres. Les élèves apprendront une
                                                 variété de techniques traditionnelles et
                                                 de pointe pour concevoir et construire
                                                 des accessoires. De l’impression et de la
                                                 conception en 3D à la découpe laser, en
                                                 passant par la sculpture, la peinture et
                                                 l’altération des figurines, des masques, des
                                                 armures et autres, les éléves acquerront
                                                 des compétences STEM pour l’industrie.

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CREATIVE ROBOTICS                                Learn how to build and program various
                                                 types of robots, from small to life size!
Years 8-12                                       Through creative robotics, students will
Course Instructor: Maxime Miraillet              develop skills in 3D design & printing, AI
                                                 interfacing,    animatronics,    electronics,
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to
                                                 soldering and motor control. Here are
18 June 2021, Weekly for 1h30m                   examples of robots students will be exposed
Mondays 15h45-17h15                              to: humanoid, hexapod, RC vehicles and
Language of Instruction: English / French        drones. This course will enhance logical and
                                                 creative thinking in all!
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 8                    Apprenez à construire et à programmer
Price: 850 CHF                                   différents types de robots, de la petite taille
                                                 à la taille réelle! Grâce à la robotique créative,
                                                 les élèves développeront des compétences
                                                 en conception et impression 3D, en interface
                                                 AI, en animatronique, en électronique, en
                                                 soudure et en contrôle moteur. Voici des
                                                 exemples de robots auxquels les élèves
                                                 seront exposés: humanoïde, hexapode,
                                                 véhicules RC et drones. Ce cours améliorera
                                                 la réflexion logique et créative de tous!

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ECA AND WORKSHOPS / ECA GENERAL

FASHION DESIGN                                    Students will be engaged in fun fabrics,
                                                  theatre production and fashion show
& SEWING                                          projects while learning the basics of hand
Years 8-12                                        and machine sewing. Products, focused
                                                  on fashion design, could include connected
Course Instructor: Sonia Castejon                 clothes, sustainable clothes designs,
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to 18 June 2021,        various props, hats, bags, or whatever the
Weekly for 2h00m                                  students’ imagination will innovate.
Mondays 15h45-17h45
Language of Instruction: English / Spanish
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 10
Price: 750 CHF

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ECA AND WORKSHOPS / ECA GENERAL

VR/AR GAMING                                      In small groups, students will be creating
                                                  virtual and augmented reality content
CONTENT CREATION                                  linked to global issues. Working on a
Years 8-10                                        purpose developed software, students
                                                  will design spaces and create narratives in
Course Instructor: Paula Dias Leite               storytelling using VR an AR concepts. In the
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to 18 June 2021,        first instance the VR experimentation will
Weekly for 1h30m                                  focus on “Climate Change” . All in all, it is
Tuesdays 15h45-17h15                              a fun way to learn VR skills while creating
                                                  presentations, games, and awareness.
Language of Instruction: English / French
Location: STEM Centre                             En petits groupes, les élèves créeront des
Maximum Number of Students: 8                     contenus virtuels et de réalité augmentée
                                                  liés aux problèmes mondiaux. En travaillant
Price: 820 CHF                                    sur un logiciel développé à cet effet, les
                                                  élèves concevront des espaces et créeront
                                                  des récits en utilisant les concepts de la
                                                  RV et de la RA. Dans un premier temps,
                                                  l’expérimentation de la RV sera axée
                                                  sur le «changement climatique». Dans
                                                  l’ensemble, il s’agit d’une façon amusante
                                                  d’acquérir des compétences en RV tout en
                                                  créant des présentations, des jeux et une
                                                  sensibilisation.

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ECA AND WORKSHOPS / ECA GENERAL

SMART FUTURES                                     Discover how machines talk to each other!
                                                  Learn how the future will be augmented by
LAB (MAKEBLOCK                                    Machine Learning, IoT and AI with hands-
ELECTRONICS)                                      on study of robotics and smart sensors.
                                                  Students will build and test innovations
Years 8-10                                        such as driverless cars and swarm robots,
Course Instructor: Faysal Saber                   hear from guest lecturers in the field of
                                                  engineering, and perhaps participate in the
Timing: 7 September, 2020 to 18 June 2021,
                                                  AI for Good Summit.
Weekly for 1h30m
Thursdays 15h45-17h15
Language of Instruction: English
Location: STEM Centre
Maximum Number of Students: 8
Price: 850 CHF

                                                  (Source: Retrieved from www.makeblock.com)

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