BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 8. Heydar Aliyev
Foundation VP Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva visited the STEAM
center operating at the Ganja Physics, Mathematics and Informatics
Oriented Lyceum and Secondary School No. 37 in Ganja, Trend reports.
During their familiarization with the center, it was noted that
the implementation of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Art, Mathematics) project in Azerbaijani schools began at the
initiative of First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva.
It was emphasized that the STEAM center has been operating
within the lyceum since 2021. Designed for all age groups, the
center includes sections in the areas of robotics, art, science,
STEAM Kids, CNC and 3D printing, mechatronics, and drones.
It was also brought to attention that, in addition to the
students and teachers of the lyceum, students and teachers from
other schools in the region also benefit from the opportunities
created at the center. Each academic year, more than 1,000 students
participate in various modules offered by the STEAM center.
It was noted that the main goal of the STEAM project, which has
been implemented since 2019, is to develop students’ critical and
creative thinking, collaboration, and other skills; to create
opportunities for learning through creative processes; and not to
teach subjects separately, but to integrate them into a unified
learning model based on real-world applications.
Later, Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva familiarized themselves
with the conditions created at Secondary School No. 37 in Ganja,
which was thoroughly renovated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
It was reported that the building of Secondary School No. 37 in
Ganja’s Kapaz district, constructed in 1969, had become unusable
over time due to deterioration. Major renovation works for the
724-student school began in November 2024 at the initiative of the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
The educational institution consists of one three-story building
and three two-story buildings.
The school is fully equipped with the necessary furniture and
equipment, including subject classrooms and laboratories with
visual aids.
The school building houses classrooms, physics, chemistry, and
biology laboratories, informatics, military training, medical and
music rooms, a library, a canteen, an assembly hall, gymnasiums, as
well as an open sports ground.
Improvement and landscaping works have been carried out in the
schoolyard, asphalt pavement has been laid, and decorative shrubs
and trees have been planted.
During the visit, bicycles and safety equipment were gifted to
50 children of various age groups.
The main goal of the social campaign, organized with the support
of the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation, is to create conditions for
children living in the regions to spend their free time more
effectively, to increase their interest in sports and a healthy
lifestyle, to encourage schoolchildren to be physically active, as
well as to promote the use of bicycles as an ecological means of
transport.
