Our founders and associatesOur founders and associates

• International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB)

• Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS (IBB)

• Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS (NIEB)

• Warsaw Science Festival (SF)

• Warsaw Agricultural University

The main aims:The main aims:

• Conducting educational activities popularizing biology in Poland (by organizing open lectures, workshops for students and all interested people, courses for biology teachers, and exhibitions)

• Improving biology education and awareness of biology in society

What we haveWhat we have

The office... ... lab and equipment

SFS is located at International Institute of Molecular

and Cell Biology in Warsaw

SponsorsSponsors

Biotechnology firms supply with chemicals and laboratory equipment:

50% of all costs cover the Institutes

Projects and grants

Activity:Activity:Open lecturesOpen lectures

Open lectures given by polish top-scientists every two weeks

One –day symposia for biology teachers

Young discoverers

Workshops in laboratory for interested persons (mainly students aged 14-18) and lessons for children in primary schools

Activity:Activity:WorkshopsWorkshops

Workshops and courses for high-school biology teachers at our laboratory and outdoors

Activity:Activity:For teachers...For teachers...

“human” DNA helix during Science Picnic 2003:

Science Picnics and Warsaw Science Festivals, International Brain’s Week or 50th Anniversary of the DNA Structure Discovery...

Public events popularising biologyPublic events popularising biology

• Gazeta Wyborcza – the biggest daily newspaper publishes up-to-date information about SFS, Akademia Szkoły z Klasą

• Local Teachers Education Centres,

• Polish Biology Olympiad

• EU Centres of Excellence at NIEB and IIMCB,

• Students’ Associations from Warsaw University and Warsaw Agricultural University,

•various laboratories and scientists...

CooperationCooperation

Our nearest future:Our nearest future:

• Continuing regular activity (workshops for interested people, courses for teachers, open lectures)

• UNESCO grant: Science of Modern Biology – Exploratory Resources for Biology Teachers and Students.

Developing materials and practical kits for performing simple experiments in schools

• VOLVOX

• BioEducation Foundation has been established in 2004 – to help in financing SFS activities. We have common statutes aims.

• Developing of comprehensive molecular biology and related resources in Polish internet (Molecular Biology in the Internet project)

• Creating educational equipment for schools and curricula (UE projects)

Our future:Our future:

TThank youhank you

Contact us:Contact us:

Science Festival School

4, Trojdena street | 02-109 Warsaw

POLAND

Tel. (+48 22) 597-07-68 | Fax (+48 22) 597-07-15

www.sfn.edu.pl | sfn@iimcb.gov.plwww.sfn.edu.pl | sfn@iimcb.gov.pl