How Out-of-School Science Education Helps Cultivate Reserve Talents for Science, Technology and Innovation?——A Practical Review of the Children's Technopark "Quantorium"
The cultivation of reserve talents in science, technology and innovation is an important mission of school education, and science education is the key to accomplishing this mission. Science education for young people depends not only on the school, but also on tapping resources outside the school. Over the last ten years, Russia has vigorously promoted the construction of Children's Technopark "Quantorium" which has complete curricula in three major areas: basic subjects, high technology and advanced manufacturing, and use real cases to cultivate students' problem-solving abilities, promote rapid advancement through the zone of nearest development, and cultivate vocational skills in line with students' interests. In addition, funding, human resources, and infrastructure support the operation of Children's Technopark "Quantorium". Children's Technopark "Quantorium" fully reflects the strategic importance of out-of-school science education, the popularity of out-of-school science education accessible to all, the convenience of discovering and identifying potentials for cultivating top-notch creative talents, and the effectiveness of bridging the "last kilometer" of science education in villages. It is characterized by four aspects.
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