What if a story doesn’t end with “happily ever after”, but with a question that needs to be solved? That was one of the ideas at the heart of our FASTEAM partner meeting in Ljubljana on 28 and 29 September 2026. Partners came together to look at the progress made so far and, more importantly, to start shaping the next part of FASTEAM: STEAM Storytime with Experiments. The concept brings together two things that children and parents can enjoy together: stories and discovery. A

FASTEAM is heading to Ljubljana, Slovenia, for our next international project meeting! Partners from the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia will come together again to share progress and take the next step in developing practical ways to bring schools, children and families together through STEAM. Since our training in Skopje, an important milestone has been reached: the Together Tool has been finalised and is now ready for schools and teachers to use. In Ljub

Last Monday, we had four master's students from the ISLANDS MSc programme of the University of Groningen - Faculty of Spatial Sciences visited Learning Hub in the Blokhuispoort, together with Prof. Dr. Louise Meijering. In the coming period, they will investigate within our European FASA project how schools can better involve families in STEAM education and what influence the social and geographical environment has on this. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, A

What does good family engagement in STEAM actually look like – and how can schools make it happen in practice? Over the past months, the FASTEAM partners have been working on our first major project result: the Together Tool. After developing the first version and working with it during our training in Skopje, the tool has now been finalised and is available on the FASTEAM website. The Together Tool is designed to help teachers and schools strengthen the connection between sc

From 23 to 25 March 2026, FASTEAM partners and educators from the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia came together in Skopje for three inspiring days focused on family engagement in STEAM. Hosted by Vera Ciriviri Trena School, the training explored how schools can better connect with parents and caregivers and make STEAM learning more accessible beyond the classroom. Participants looked at the parent perspective, effective communication with families and ways

From 23 to 25 March 2026, the FASTEAM partners will meet in Skopje, North Macedonia, for an inspiring three-day Learning, Teaching and Training Activity (LTTA) . Educators from the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and North Macedonia will come together to turn ideas into action. After the kick-off in January, where partners agreed to focus on developing the Together Tool , Skopje is the moment to test it in real life. Teachers will explore how to better involve families in STEA

Last week, De Jutter and Learning Hub welcomed international education partners from Slovenia, Croatia and North Macedonia for the official start of our Erasmus+ project FASTEAM. Learning on a small island During the visit, De Jutter shared how education is organised on a small island and how closely the school collaborates with parents and the local community. On Vlieland, cooperation is not an extra activity. It is part of everyday practice. The small scale of the island c

The FASTEAM partners will meet for the first time on 13–14 January 2026! The kick-off meeting will be hosted by Learning Hub Friesland together with De Jutter, our local school partner on Vlieland. Participants from Croatia, Slovenia, and North Macedonia will travel to the north of the Netherlands to officially start the project. The group will gather in Leeuwarden on Monday 12 January for an informal welcome dinner. The main programme will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday

We’re thrilled to share that our new Erasmus+ project FASTEAM - Family Engagement in STEAM has been approved! FASTEAM connects schools, families, and teachers across Europe to make learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) more fun and inclusive, especially for girls and underrepresented groups. Together we’ll create: The Together Tool – for family–school collaboration STEAM Storytime with Experiments – combining stories and science The Onlin