• To popularize Science and Technology

a Costa Rican FoundationNon Governmental Organization

• To improve Education

and

Our aims:

• Public Universities• Ministries of Education, Science

and Technology, Energy and

Environment • and other public and private

entities

CIENTEC provides venues for networking.

CIENTEC a strand in other webs

• Red Pop - UNESCO• Digital Nations/INCAE Learning Independence

Network in Costa Rica (LIN CR)

Significant relationships and actions

Connect knowledge and practice

Foster continuous learning

Counteract myth

Help people make sense of the world and be active problem solvers.

Promote the use of technologies to improve the quality of life.

Yearly programs:

S&T Web Site

Scientific Essay Contest for Teenagers

Yearly Science Conference for Teachers

Math Festival for Teachers (every other year)

Astronomy in the Park

Origami Club

and many smaller ones…

More than 6.000 daily page views

wwww.cientec.or.cr

And 2 electronic bulletins that reach more than 2.500 people.

2003 ResultsPre conference: 400 participantsConference: 527 participants.

LIN CR participated

Science Teacher Conference

International Math FestivalAgain in May 2004

Technology

Problem solving

Engagement

LIN CRInvited

Astronomical phenomena

Events in schoolsVisits to communities

Cultural connections

November 24 - 26, 2003 CENAT, San

José, Costa Rica

Presenters from 13 different countries

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,

El Salvador, USA, Spain, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Panamá,

Venezuela.LIN CR and Media Lab

researcher will participate

Science, Communication and Society

An example of joint work

Information through cereal boxes

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and DominicanRepublic

Experiment and Trivia cards

Educational articles for the newspaper

LA NACION

Alejandra León-Castellá

leonale@racsa.co.cr

cientec@cientec.or.cr

¡Thank you!