Pollen aims to stimulate and support inquiry based science education in European primary schools by providing tools, training, coaching and assessment, as well as a specific strategic model based on the involvement of all local actors in the Seed city.
       The project, is focussed on the creation of 12 seed cities for science: Brussels (Belgium), Tartu (Estonia), Saint-Etienne (France), Berlin (Germany), Vac (Hungary), Perugia (Italy), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Loures-Sacavem (Portugal), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Girona (Spain), Stockholm (Sweden), and Leicester (United Kingdom). Three new observer seed cities have joined the project: Luxembourg (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), Bucharest (Romania) and Trnava (Slovakia). 
       In each seed city we aim at developing on children autonomy, critical thinking, language skills, enthusiasm for science and technology… involving children, teachers, parents and scientists.

 

       "...Carried by bees, Pollen made of few-micron grains, 
will fertilize thousands of flowers. This evoques for me, the work of all these teachers who will spread knowledge among thousands of pupils."...

              The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992