The Children’s Museum of Verona stimulates children’s passion for science

To stimulate learning through play, first-hand experience, and an interactive dimension. It’s a formula Children’s Museum Which has also begun to spread in Italy in recent years, with the aim of fostering a love of museums among youngsters. These include Children museum From Verona, which was opened thanks to a social impact loan granted by UniCredit As part of his programme Banking social impact. The project, promoted by Pleiadi (an organization that fosters a passion for science among families and children in innovative ways), aims to offer a path of emotional and immersive experiences in the world of science. With the aim of bringing children and adults closer to the disciplines of Steam (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), an area whose proportion of graduates in Italy is still significantly lower than in other European countries (24.7% on the Peninsula compared to 32.2% in Germany).

the museum

It is located in Via Santa Teresa 12, and the space is spread over two floors, with a total of one thousand square meters, and consists of different areas. This is the actual museum, a major area with experimental activities and a lab called ThinkLab. The museum in particular is divided into multiple areas, each dealing with a different topic (water, light, mechanics, sound, logic, the human body) presented to visitors Interactive offeredTables for mechanical and digital constructions and assemblies to try out freely.

In vitro they are made instead Workshops and educational activities in fields ranging from carpentry to mechanics, from creative writing to robotics, and even coding (computer programming). The approach is that Learning via the app, i.e. starting from the concept we arrive at its understanding through practical experimentation.

The museum also houses an area inspired by Montessori model And the educational experience of young children’s centers and nurseries in Reggio Emilia, with visual and tactile sensory elements; space to encourage pre-reading and pre-writing; installations inspired by principles of engineering and pneumatics; 16m of pools have over 40 water activities and a sensory room where play and science mix to stimulate the five senses. Closes with a vertical rope tunnel where children and adults can climb to reach a height of 3.5 meters
Height.