The STEM Pathways project aims to empower parents to cultivate girls’ interest and engagement in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) by addressing gender stereotypes and promoting inclusive education. The project recognizes the impact parents and family have in shaping children’s interests, skills, and future roles in society and seeks to provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to support their daughters’ interest and engagement in STEM fields.
The specific objectives of the project are to:
- Increase parents’ and families’ awareness and comprehension of how gender stereotypes influence the activities children engage in, their interests, skills, and future roles in society as adults.
- Provide parents and families with the necessary knowledge and skills related to STEM and transversal skills.
- Promote the adoption of non-formal education practices aimed at encouraging girls’ participation in STEM.
- Raise public awareness about how gender stereotypes in parenting impact girls’ involvement in STEM.
- Facilitate the implementation of interactive non-formal education activities between parents and their daughters to foster engagement in STEM.
The project aims to enhance the accessibility of adult education by empowering parents with the necessary skills and knowledge to support their daughters’ interest and engagement in STEM fields. By developing an online capacity building program focused on STEM-related, digital, transversal skills, parents will have the flexibility to learn at their own pace, thus improving the availability of tailored learning opportunities for adults.
The project’s specific objectives, such as providing parents with STEM-related knowledge and skills and promoting non-formal education practices, contribute to increasing the uptake and inclusiveness of adult education. By designing a Toolkit with non-formal education activities for parents to implement with their daughters, the project facilitates interactive learning experiences that promote engagement in STEM. The piloting and evaluation activities further ensure that adult education remains accessible and effective in fostering girls’ interest and participation in STEM.
STEM Pathways at a glance:
- Online capacity building program on STEM-related, digital and transversal skills for parents
- Toolkit for parents
- 1 local workshop per partner country
- 1 National Online Info Day per partner country
- 1 Final European Online Conference
