Col·legi Mare de Déu de l’Olivar is a charter school. Regarding the ideology of the center we can say that it is a Christian, co-educational school, with roots in its environment in a culture with its own language, pluralistic, democratic, supportive and innovative. In this sense, the center has a cooperative line of work and participates in educational projects of various kinds. We are currently participating in a KA2 project, funded by the EU, together with centers in Germany and Lithuania, and a teacher mobility KA1 project; “First Lego League”, a technology contest organized by the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Lego. The strong point of our center is the good relations between students, teachers and families, which generate trust and empathy in the educational community.
Since a long time, as a secondary school teacher and a person with scientific training, I consider that scientific dissemination is essential. Fostering the link between teaching and research is necessary for both worlds. But what I would highlight most about participating in #MelanogasterCTF has been demonstrating to my students that scientific research is a collective task of researchers from many countries in which they can also contribute something. And if, in addition, we manage to awaken scientific vocations… goal accomplished!
