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What’s a Fairy Tale STEM? It’s science, technology, engineering, and math-based solutions that help famous fairy tale characters solve their fairy tale problems! In other words, it’s kids’ opportunity to step into action and use their awesome STEM skills! The premise is simple – every fairy tale is based on a problem or a series of problems. So, fairy tale STEM is an invitation for kids to use their superior modern world knowledge, critical and problem-solving skills, and the supplies from around the house/school to help them conquer fairy tale world problems. STEM Tales are a way to integrate literacy and STEM/STEAM activities. The stories engage the kids, and as they read through the story they are seamlessly led through the Engineering Design Process. The challenge for the etwinners is based on the fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk”. In this engineering challenge, students constructed a parachute to help Jack escape the giant using everyday household and classroom items to complet

My Little Book of BIG Freedoms is a beautiful, inspiring book for everyone, young and old. It explains Human Rights in an immensely child-friendly way without over-simplifying them and taking away their value.  The book has been illustrated by awarding winning writer and illustrator and former Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell. It has been published by Buster Books in partnership with Amnesty International UK, the world's largest human rights organisation. Each double page spread contains a freedom and an illustration to represent it. My students from 7th Primary School of Thebes, Greece   were fascinated by it.  It is stunning. It is important. It should be in every school!