Andersen's fairy tale-themed STEAM activities came to Shanghai, and fairy tale science and technology attracted nearly 4,000 children to participate
Children's Day is approaching, and the 2024 Andersen Day International STEAM Showcase Award Ceremony and Carnival Ceremony hosted by the China Education Society Science and Technology Innovation Education Collaboration, Shanghai Childcare Association, and Shanghai Science and Technology Communication Society were held recently.
It is reported that the event attracted nearly 4,000 kindergarten and primary school children from 268 schools to actively participate. The winners will have the opportunity to participate in the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Festival celebrations in Odense, Denmark, this August.
The Andersen Day celebration has been held since 2013 and has become one of the most influential festivals in the world. Every year on the 34th week, a week-long Andersen Festival celebration is held in Odense, Denmark, the hometown of the world-famous Danish fairy tale writer Andersen. The entire city of Odense will become Andersen's universe, and people commemorate Andersen. , I hope to be like a child all my life, believing in magic and miracles, believing in the power of truth, goodness and beauty, and believing that everything is possible.
Since 2015, the Andersen Cultural Festival has been held in China, and through a series of innovative and creative activities, it has inspired children to explore real-life issues through the world of fairy tales. Every year, the event creates a theme based on one of Andersen's fairy tale books, leading children to participate in comprehensive STEAM activities. practice.
This year’s Hans Christian Andersen Cultural Festival China Organizing Committee selected Andersen’s fairy tale “Dream God” as the model, with the theme of “Infinite Possibilities of Dreams”. Four major STEAM themed projects covering creative construction, creative programming, performing arts, and creative painting have been designed.
From May 25th to 26th, the 2024 Andersen Festival International STEAM Exhibition Carnival also prepared 10 major public welfare experience projects for children at Haisu Cultural Plaza, including technology, literature, art, English, sports, etc., including Andersen University Theater, dreamland fantasy painting exhibition, Danish immersion street, mobile digital planetarium, curling interactive world, etc., allow children to pass the "June 1st" in advance and experience the charm of fairy tales and scientific innovation in an entertaining and educational atmosphere.
On the same day, Ni Minjing, Director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Yin Houqing, President of the Shanghai Education Society, Zhang Zhimin, Director of the Science and Technology Innovation Education Collaboration of the Chinese Education Society, and Yan Huifen, President of the Shanghai Child Care Association, attended the event.