The EuroSTEAM Camps are designed as a series of mixed activities where students working in small groups face different problems. This choice, as for all the 3 Camps, triggers a conceptualisation process, stimulated by the challenge, where students organise information in a structured knowledge system. The challenge’s aim is to solve a given problem and compare the results achieved among workgroups; during each session, it’s important to create the correct team dynamics by dividing tasks among single members and planning effectively the time available.

• Coding & Technology (Camp 1): Coding and Technology camp is based on computer activities using a platform and a widely known interface such as Scratch. The choice of an activity such as programming came from the need to engage young students in a playful and exciting educational experience which could at the same time stir their interest in enhancing knowledge such as maths, reading comprehension and science, transversally and using one language.
• Creativity and Logic (Camp 2): Creativity and Logic camp introduces students to concepts and principles related to the world that surrounds us (learning binary numbers upon which the digital world is based, ability to comprehend and summarise a text, learning new math aspects, spurring problem-solving through experimentation). In our contemporary society, where learners do not take information out of the real world, but use conceptual structures to interpret it and understand it, science, technology, engineering, art and maths are currently considered as access points to guide students to search, communicate and think critically.
• Contest and Challenges (Camp 3): Contest and Challenges camp is designed as a series of mixed activities where students working in small groups face different problems. Each module features a challenge to be faced as a team; each challenge has a subject emphasising logic, text analysis, maths and engineering. This choice, as for all the 3 Camps, triggers a conceptualisation process, stimulated by the challenge, where students organise information in a structured knowledge system. The challenge’s aim is to solve a given problem and compare the results achieved among workgroups; during each session, it’s important to create the correct team dynamics by dividing tasks among single members and planning effectively the time available. During this camp, teachers drop their “boss-like” role and become facilitators.