This project will connect 100 children from migrant backgrounds with scientists from the same community through interactive science workshops delivered in a shared heritage language. By combining hands-on science with representation and linguistic inclusion, the project broadens children's horizons, strengthens scientific literacy, and fosters confidence in education and future pathways.
Children from migrant backgrounds across Europe are significantly more likely to struggle in science education than their non-migrant peers. Language barriers, lack of representation, and limited access to role models in science often leave these children disengaged and excluded from learning. As a result, many talented students lose confidence early on and are less likely to pursue science or higher education, reinforcing long-term educational and social inequalities.
This project addresses these barriers by connecting children with scientists from the same migrant community through interactive science workshops delivered in a shared heritage language. By learning science in a familiar language and meeting scientists they can relate to, children engage more confidently with scientific concepts, strengthen both language and science skills, and begin to see education and science as spaces where they belong.
Over the long term, this project helps reduce educational inequalities by improving migrant children's confidence, scientific literacy, and aspirations. Children who feel represented and included are more likely to stay engaged in school and consider higher education and science-related careers. By valuing multilingualism and diversity, the project contributes to more inclusive education systems and a future scientific community that better reflects the societies it serves.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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