Primary Education at the AMSTEL Institute

The AMSTEL Institute carries out research and development activities in Science and Technology Education from Kindergarten through university. One of its specializations is how ICT can be used to support and enrich educational activities.

Together with its partners Hogeschool van Amsterdam and NEMO, AMSTEL contributes to primary schools amongst others through the following activities:

• Development of exemplary lesson materials with and without ICT
• Testing of up-to-date ICT technology for use in the classroom
• Passing on relevant experiences from other countries for use in Dutch primary schools (for example materials and experiences from partners in our European POLLEN project)
• Conducting in-service training including school-based in-service*
• Assist schools in developing a comprehensive science program from Kindergarten through grade 6*
• Jointly look for possibilities to integrate subjects (example: our module on mirrors)*
• Networking with schools and teachers, teacher educators, companies, museums, and other organizations*

*) with partners Hogeschool van Amsterdam and NEMO