TRACES - a think-and-do tank in Paris, France - has been exploring how guided discussion groups can be a helpful exploration tool for Open Schooling projects to look at a challenge and develop new approaches for responding to this. Malvina Artheau and Claudia Aguirre trialled a case clinic format as the Schools As Living Labs approach to tackle issues faced on the ground by informal and formal science educators trying to implement Open Schooling. A case clinic guides a team or a group of peers through a process in which a case giver presents a case, and a group of 5-7 peers or team members help as consultants. We found that using case clinic was a great way to support the implementation of new processes and methodologies, especially ambitious projects outside our comfort zone. Want to give it a try?

"This project helped in supporting the different personalities, goals, and needs of the students. Students were given the opportunity to make their own choices for the project and, in that way, they increased intrinsic motivation and put in more effort to design and implement all these actions - an ideal recipe for better learning outcomes." Teacher of the International School Of Paphos, Cyprus

Using the School As Living Labs methodology, the students of the International School of Paphos in Cyprus collaborated with local shops and businesses, artists, parents, and the municipality to run an eco-challenge month, build a school garden, and create a creative recycling bin. 

The Multipliers project has a new introduction video, presenting all its key facts in a single minute! Watch to find more about our approach to connect school science with real life and turn pupils into knowledge multipliers.