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Close to the finalisation of the SYS-STEM project, partners met in Porto hosted by Instituto Politecnico do Porto. The main subjects included updates to the ArdLAB Hub to fix various bugs discovered during the piloting and the multiplier events in each country.

Partners are very pleased with the feedback received and the impact on the target group of the Methodology, the remote Arduino Laboratories, and the ArdLAB Hub. Technology school teachers who use it have provided partners with various comments and the consensus is that it will be used in STEM training in schools.

Project partners had their first face to face meeting after 2 years in Varazdin, Croatia from 10 till 11 of February 2022. They discussed about the conclusion of the pilot testing of the Methodology and the ArdLAB hub and the final corrections to be made according to the feedback.

They also discussed the multiplier events in each country and the final project meeting to be held in Porto, Portugal at the end of March.

The SYS-STEM newsletter is now published and you can download it from the link below. Support SYS-STEM and forward it to your contacts and specifically to secondary level schools and students.

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From 20 till 22 of October 2021 HMU hosted trainers from all partner organisations in its premises in Heraklion Crete (Greece).

There they followed a comprehensive training course on how to deliver the SYS-STEM methodology to students of 14-18 years old and how to develop mini projects for their students using an Arduino Laboratory and the ArdLab Hub.

You can learn more for the ArdLab Hub by clicking here

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Covid-19 and the pandemic could not leave SYS-STEM untouched. Delays and problems also occurred to the project and all partners are working hard to overcome them.

This is why the partnership asked for a six-month extension of the project duration in order to deliver everything promised in the highest quality standards. With the new timetable, the project will conclude at the end of April 2022.

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The SYS-STEM training course is ready and under evaluation by partners and users.

The training methodology is currently in English and can be downloaded from the separate section “METHODOLOGY” on this website.

It contains 9 modules:

1. Introduction to STEM and SYS-STEM methodology
2. Arduino Basics – Basic devices
3. Digital inputs outputs and interruptions – Analog signals
4. First programmes
5. Variables and expressions
6. Decision making and control functions
7. Liquid crystal display
8. Servo and continuous servo
9. DC motor

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Mr. Sergio Contreras from Politeknika Ikastergia Txorierri, on the 18 of December 2020 presented SYS-STEM project in the online European Conference “Teach for the future”. The project was presented to 100+ participants and created interest and a lot of questions.

You can find below the project presentation and feel free to share it with other interested parties.

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The first version of the Arduino Laboratories Hub is now available (project partners only).

Instituto Politecnico de Porto from Portugal designed the basic functionalities and now a long process of testing and upgrading will begin till the final version becomes available to users.

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The “Arduino SYS-STEM for Schools” has suffered along with the whole world from the covid-19 pandemic. Project partners are working remotely as they are in lockdown to fulfill all their tasks and develop the training course.

The pandemic also forced partners to postpone the next project meeting originally planned for 02-03 of April 2020 in Varazdin, Croatia till the situation becomes cleared and hopefully, the pandemic finishes.

All our wishes and hopes remain with those that suffer and the health staff around the globe for guiding us out of this situation. Stay safe and be careful!

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The logo of “Arduino SYS-STEM for Schools” project was decided! It will accompany the project and we hope that it will be shared and used!