On 26 October, the first international festival of modern educational techniques STEAM Fest was held in the capital’s Palace of Youth Creativity.

The first international festival of modern educational methods in Uzbekistan was held by the Association of non-governmental educational institutions with the support of the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan. Partners of the event were MIND Champ (Uzbekistan) and New Generation (Ukraine).

The aim of the festival was to popularize the natural sciences among young people and study the experience of foreign countries in the field of STEAM education (Science-science, Technology-technology, Engineering-engineering, Art - art, Math - mathematics).

STEAM’s goal is to develop students’ highly organized thinking and train them in the effective application of their knowledge in disciplines such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and art through project-based learning. Moreover, STEAM education promotes integration, i.e. allows you to assimilate individual subjects in their relationship within the framework of complex educational projects.

The best non-governmental educational institutions of the city of Tashkent, authors of modern educational methods and foreign companies representing their decisions in the direction of STEAM education took part in the STEAM Fest festival. Among the foreign participants of the festival were representatives of the companies GIGO (Russia), Robolab (Belarus), Lego Edu (Kazakhstan), Cool Science (Ukraine).

The festival was held in two directions. Foreign and local experts presented lectures on improving critical thinking skills of children with the help of STEAM, 3D-technologies and robotics, the use of Internet resources during lessons, etc.

The festival organizers also presented more than 50 workshops in various areas of STEAM education. These master classes showed the children that education can be interesting and exciting.

“In our country, reforms have begun large-scale reforms in the field of education. The main goal of the reforms is to educate educated and competitive personnel. Such activities can motivate children to gain knowledge and that, gaining knowledge can be interesting. Teachers get the opportunity to learn about modern and interesting teaching methods,” the Minister of Public Education of Uzbekistan Sherzod Shermatov said.