On 25.5.2026, we held three workshops in Elementary School Vežica, Rijeka, including two SciMaG games: Turtle plays Sudoku and Treasure hunt in the Pi rhythm.
SciMaG games at Elementary school Vežica
SciMaG education for students, Novi Sad, Serbia
On Monday, 18.05.2026, training was held for students of natural sciences within the SciMaG project. The training was attended by 30 undergraduate and master’s students, and the goal of the training was to inform them about educational games and scenarios for learning and mastering natural science materials, which were created as part of the project for teaching purposes. The training was held by professors from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Novi Sad: Milica Solarević, Sanja Belić, and Smiljana Đukičin Vučković. The SciMaG project is entering its final phase, and the Faculty of Science and Mathematics is one of the partners in the project.
SciMaG education for elementary school mathematics teachers
On May 11th, 2026, we held a 4-hour education Educational games for teaching mathematics.
Program of education
| 15.00 –15-45 | About the SciMaG project, Presentation of the developed games, about some challenges in teaching, and what we have done? |
| 15.45 – 16.30 | Presentation of SciMaG activities: Treasure hunt in the Pi Rhythm (40 min), Beaver plays Sudoku (40 min). |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Break |
| 17.00 – 17.45 | Presentation of SciMaG activities: Treasure hunt in the Pi Rhythm (40 min), Beaver plays Sudoku (40 min). |
| 17.45 – 19.00 | Development of game-based activities |
SciMaG education in Novi Sad, Serbia
On Saturday, 09.05.2026, a training session was held for science teachers within the SciMaG project. The training was attended by 45 teachers from primary and secondary schools, and the goal of the training was to inform teachers about educational games and scenarios for learning and teaching natural sciences, which were created as part of the project for teaching purposes. The training was given by professors from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Novi Sad: Milica Solarević, Sanja Belić, and Smiljana Đukičin Vučković. The SciMaG project is entering its final phase, and the Faculty of Sciences is one of the partners in the project.
International Say it another words – learning through play and collaboration
International cooperation between schools always brings new experiences, opportunities for learning, and the creation of valuable friendships. This is exactly the kind of experience that was achieved on 27.4.2026. through an interesting and dynamic activity called “International Alias”, as part of the Erasmus+ SciMaG project, in which students from one school in Croatia and two schools from Serbia participated: Petefi Šandor Elementary School and Žarko Elementary School in Zrenjanin.
This activity aimed to connect students from different countries, encourage distance communication, and develop geographical knowledge through a creative and fun approach to learning. The activity was conducted in an online environment, and students participated in every part of the competition with great interest and excitement.
The competition teams were made up of pairs of students – one student from Croatia and one from Serbia. This way of working encouraged cooperation, active listening, and joint task solving.
They played the game Say it another words, developed within the SciMaG project, using the geography cards.
SciMaG education for high school informatics teachers
On April 27th, 2026, we held a 4-hour education Educational games for development of computational thinking and teaching informatics.
Program of education
| 12.00 – 13.00 | About the SciMaG project, Presentation of the developed games, about some challenges in teaching, and what we have done? |
| 13.00 – 13.30 | Presentation of SciMaG activities: What does probability have to do with it?, Beaver and Turtle plays Sudoku |
| 13.30 – 14.00 | Break |
| 14.00 – 14.45 | Presentation of SciMaG activities: Describe me and place me, Say it with other words, Reveal the number, Functions in the Sudoku table |
| 14.45 – 15.30 | Game-based development learning |
SciMaG games at Dječja kuća Rijeka
On April 25th, 2026, as a part of Science Festival Rijeka 2026, we held workshops Treasure hunt in the Pi Rhythm and Math bag of puzzles at Dječja kuća Rijeka.
SciMaG games at Festival of Science at Korzo
On Thursday, April 23rd, 2026, we presented the SciMaG project and some of the SciMaG games at Science on Korzo, which is one part of the program of the Science Festival in Rijeka, Croatia. We presented games Assemble and play Sudoku and Math bag of puzzles.
SciMaG games at Festival of Sceince – Open day of Faculty of Mathematics
On Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, we held two workshops at Faculty of Mathematics, University of Rijeka, presenting SciMaG games Beaver and Turtle play Sudoku and Math bag of puzzles.
SciMaG games at STEM picnic 2026
On Saturday, April 11th, 2026, we presented the SciMaG project and some games developed within the project: Describe me and place me and Math bag of puzzles.
