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Participatory science and teaching
🌊“Waves of Change” Hackathon - Modules available specifically to teachers
RĂ©union Island, from 2 to 6 November 2026
As part of a partnership with the Rectorat, several modules are available individually to teachers throughout the week-long Hackathon.
In the classroom, raising awareness of scientific and environmental issues must of course succeed in providing information, but also in fostering a comprehensive understanding and lasting engagement.
In the same way, we all face the same challenges in learning more generally: to ensure that it does not take a top-down format, and thus avoid limiting the appropriation of knowledge, we all use our imagination and original techniques to capture students’ involvement. The objective is for them not only to understand the concepts, but also to make them their own.
To successfully meet these everyday challenges, Participatory Science is a powerful lever.
The “Waves of Change” Participatory Science Hackathon offers modules dedicated to teachers, specifically designed to address these issues.
As a teacher, attend these modules and leave with:
(Free participation, registration required)
- Methods for using Participatory Science in support of the school curriculum
- Facilitation techniques and methods for managing classroom dynamics around scientific projects
- Ways to integrate interdisciplinary skills (science, humanities, arts, digital technology...)
- Case studies and feedback from teachers who have already carried out this type of project
- Keys to understanding current issues in science education and public awareness
- Practical guidance on empowering young people through Participatory Science
- A network for exchanging with other teachers and stakeholders in science education
- Direct access to the projects developed during the Hackathon at its final presentation, ready to use and also able to serve as models for your own initiatives.
âś…Monday 2 November
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. What kind of science education and awareness-raising for participants and the public, how and why? Subscription
Interactive round table with subgroup workshops facilitated by Thomas EGLI.
(Practical Design Thinking workshop)
8:00 p.m. (optional participation) Regional specialities meal — friendship buffet followed by a film and discussion evening
A convivial moment to share specialities from one’s region, family, travels...
âś…Thursday 5 November
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Teaching the School Curriculum Through Participatory Science Subscription below
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (optional participation)Light buffet followed by a film and discussion evening
âś…Friday 6 November
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Major Presentation of the Participatory Science Projects Developed During the Hackathon Subscription below
REGISTRATION
You can also take part in the Hackathon in its entirety or share it with people you know.
