Impact
The quality of STEM education is a decisive factor in determining the future viability of our societies. Teachers play a key role in this: they can spark an enthusiasm for science and technology at an early stage.
This is precisely where Science on Stage comes in, investing specifically in the professional development of teachers as the most effective means of achieving a lasting impact on education – and in doing so, reaching hundreds of thousands of students across Europe.
Over 20 years of making a difference on STEM education
- Over 30 European countries in the Science on Stage network
- Reaches hundreds of thousands of STEM teachers and students across Europe
- Over 37,000 teaching resources used in 2025 alone
- 87 per cent of participating teachers take away concrete ideas for their lessons
- 74 per cent of teachers have undertaken professional development activities based on their Science on Stage experiences, thereby acting as multipliers
Science on Stage regularly evaluates its activities, both internally and externally.
These are the results of the European Science on Stage festival 2022. The participant survey took place before, during and fourteen months after the festival.
- 96% of participating teachers have incorporated ideas that were presented at Science on Stage events into their own lessons.
- 85% of participating teachers have incorporated ideas, they had acquired through Science on Stage events into teacher training in their home countries and thus functioned as multipliers.
- 92% of the participants established international contacts; 60% have made at least 4 international contacts.
- 89% of the participants rate the sustainability effect of the festival as high; 83% stated they plan to apply for the next festival.
Evaluation:
Dr. Tanja Tajmel, Centre for Engineering in Society, Concordia University, Montréal
Dr. Ingo Salzmann, Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montréal
A detailed evaluation report by Tanja Tajmel, as presented at the Materials Research Society MRS 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts, can be found here.
„"[...] If I look back to my career the Sons festivals have been the highest point in terms of enthusiasm, eagerness to learn, sharing and talking about science" – Federico Andreoletti about the European festival 2024 “