SEED Workshops

Teachers at a SEED School in Guatemala show their Passion and Commitment to Learning
[July 2009]
The first SEED school in Guatemala, Escuela 15 de Septiembre JM in La Libertad, El Petén, Guatemala was inaugurated on July 27th, 2009

Volunteer Takes SEED Workshops to Ghana
[April 2009]
"While on vacation in Ghana, I took the opportunity to volunteer  my services, in support of the SEED program, to conduct science workshops at two Ghanaian schools–one of which is in my hometown…"

Testing the Water in Cambodia
[December 2008]
Elaine Negroponte is the founder of Cambodia–P.R.I.D.E., a non-profit foundation that brings innovative computer education to rural primary schools in Cambodia…

SmartDrive at a SEED School in Russia
[February 2008]
Recently the idea of holding a workshop to teach children safe driving techniques came to my mind. I have children of my own and would like to share my knowledge with them, but how to do it presented a challenge…

Science Meets History and Culture at a Collaborative Workshop in Brazil
[May 2007]
Brazil held Facilitator and Collaborative workshops in São Mateus, Espirito Santo, in May 2007. Both workshops took place at the State High School Santo Antonio.

Students in Atyrau Learn Water-play the SEED Way
[September 2006]
For the students of School No. 1 in Atyrau, in western Kazakhstan just north of the Caspian Sea, the beginning of this new school year was rather special…SEED volunteers Piotr Mirovskiy and Alessia Pannese gave the students a chance to carry on with their research on the theme of water…

My Experience Facilitating a SEED Workshop in Port Said, Egypt
[July 2006]
An energetic group of students from Port Said volunteered to participate in a 5-day workshop to learn about a topic of critical importance to their country: Water Pollution and Conservation…

Design That Withstands the Test of Time
[March 2006]
Armed with knowledge, tools and creative ideas, students in recent Mexico City workshop went to work to design an energy-efficient Mexican dream house…

SEED Launches New Theme in Malaysia
[March 2006]
Responding to the launch of a new global theme for SEED activities—Climate Change and Energy—students in Kuala Lumpur spent a week in March designing variations of energy-efficient homes during this third SEED Workshop in Malaysia…

Earth Science at the Equator
[November 2005]
Not only is Quito located on the Equator, it is also surrounded by several of the enormous volcanoes that make the Andes Mountains one of the most geologically active regions of the planet…

News and views from Malaysia’s 2nd SEED Collaborative Workshop
[November 2005]
The week was planned to maximize learning and creativity, with ample doses of fun to keep our spirits high…

Students Explore Robotics at Ecuador’s First SEED Workshop
[November 2005]
SEED Ecuador hosted its first collaborative workshop—the first one focused solely on robotics…

SEED Workshop Marks Important Firsts in Venezuela
[October 2005]
A feeling of anticipation rang in the air as the volunteers from SEED Venezuela prepared the lab at the Hotel Stauffer in Maturin for the country’s first SEED Collaborative Workshop…

SEED Visits the Arctic
[August 2005]
SEED hosted 18 students and 17 teachers from five cities at the first SEED Collaborative Workshop in Siberia…

First SEED Collaborative Workshop in Malaysia
[March 2005]
The first SEED Collaborative Workshop for students and teachers in Malaysia brought together eight schools from four states…

Mexico City Workshop Comes Alive
[November 2004]
Students and teachers from eight SEED schools in Mexico worked on projects together during a week of brainstorming, sharing, simulating, prototyping and testing…

Water Ways, Malaysia
[August 2004]
SEED brings together scientists, teachers and students for an intensive hands-on workshop on Malaysia’s most precious resource…

Water Works in the Middle East
[June 2004]
SEED brings together students and teachers from Egypt, Oman, Syria and Yemen for an intensive five-day workshop on Earth’s most valuable resource…

Launching the Water Project in Egypt
[February 2004]
The students at Orman School in Cairo sampled and tested water from this most crucial and valuable water resource, the Nile River…

SEED Workshop for Students and Teachers in Reynosa
[December 2003]
SEED team members, MIT graduate students and fifty students and teachers from three SEED schools came together in Reynosa, Mexico for the second in a series of workshops…

Active Learning in Villahermosa
[September 2003]
The activity inside two classrooms at Villahermosa Centro Educativo Integral No 1 was intense during the SEED Summer Institute Workshop focused on the study of water issues…

Students in Thailand Join the SEED Water Project
[August 2003]
For one week each, in two different schools, students, teachers and volunteers began working on this comprehensive project revolving around water issues, team work and communication…

H2O and Crickets à GoGo!
[June 2003]
From June, 2nd to June, 5th at Sugar Land, Texas, Schlumberger employees attended a workshop where they shared ideas and built new water quality sensors to be used in the SEED Water Project…