ART@CMS: From Science Learning through Inquiry to Science Learning through Creativity
Grown out of CERN´s participation in the PATHWAY Project, Art@CMS is an educational and outreach initiative that demonstrates the impact of developing positive and responsible attitudes among young people towards particle physics, physics and science through the combined use of inquiry and creativity in formal but also informal settings. Central to Art@CMS is the design and implementation of extended learning activities through which students can experience how big science works but they can also understand and appreciate the value of scientific work in large research infrastructures for informing responsible citizenship in a knowledge-based society. In designing such activities, Art@CMS acts as a bridge between the scientific community at CMS and CERN, science educators, and art and creative communities from Europe and beyond for mobilizing students, especially those with no or little prior interest in science, to re-visit their pproach through collaborative activities that develop creative thinking, collaborative spirit, and communication skills. Art@CMS thus seeks to reach out to engage a larger and more diverse student population than would be possible with more traditional science learning methods.