Stempowering Youth

“stempowering youth”: an innovative program that puts the use of technology in the center of education and supports creativity and experiential learning. the non-profit educational organization science-communication “scico” implements the “stempowering youth” program, with the academic contribution of ellinogermaniki agogi and the support of vodafone foundation, since the beginning of 2017. “stempowering youth” is an extracurricular stem (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program for 13-16 years-old students, that brings innovation in classes of remote areas in greece. the program enables educators from the region to learn about new technologies, make use of digital and experiential teaching, and participate in a learning community to exchange information and ideas. at the same time, local schools are strengthened and open up opportunities for engagement with the local community and educational or research institutions.