AUB Holds 15th Science, Mathematics and Technology Fair

AUB Professor of Education Saouma Boujaoude tours science fair

The Education Students Society and the Science and Math Education Center at the American University of Beirut held their fifteenth Annual Science, Math and Technology Fair on the weekend of May 9 – 10.

The opening ceremony was held at the Assembly Hall on May 9. The fair ran from May 9–May 10. This year 23 schools from many parts of Lebanon competed for awards in a variety of project categories.

This fair continues a tradition that was established by the Education Students Society a decade and a half ago. It provides students from schools throughout Lebanon with the opportunity to share scientific, mathematical, and technological projects with their peers from other schools.

This annual event aims to encourage and reinforce the efforts of schools in developing students’ scientific and mathematical inquiry and critical thinking skills. It tries to provide an opportunity for students to take the initiative in their learning, and to learn to work creatively and collaboratively.

The fair involves schools, kindergarten to grade twelve students, and parents as well as university students and professors, bringing learning out of the typical classroom environment.