The first batch of science camps "Cienceando", organized by the Science Museum of the University of Navarra, will begin on July 20 and will be held online.

Under the title "Cienceando desde tu casa" the Science Museum proposes a series of activities about nature so that children between 6 and 12 years old can do one task a day from home, in their garden or in the nearest park. Participants will be able to access the videos and carry out the proposed activities through the Science Museum's website.

The monitors of these online camps are two graduates from the University of Navarra and volunteers from the Science Museum: chemist Alessandro Speziale and biologist Amaia Alcalde. "In this camp the children will delve into the world of insects and learn how to make an anthill and a magnifying glass to be able to see some bugs," says Alcalde.

In the month of August, the second round of Museum camps will open and will be held in person and outdoors on the campus of the University of Navarra on the following dates: August 3 to 7; 10 to 14; 17 to 21 and 24 to 28, from 9 am to 1:30 pm.  

"We want children to learn science through exploration and experimentation, to be in direct contact with nature, to develop their imagination and creativity, and given the current situation, we are prepared to develop the camps with appropriate safety measures," says Ignacio López-Goñi, director of the Science Museum of the University of Navarra.

Registration for the camps can be made through the website and further information can be obtained by sending an e-mail to museociencias@unav.es.

After the success of the first edition of "Cienceando", in which more than 200 schoolchildren participated,the Science Museum is resuming this initiative, whose objective is to awaken children's interest in nature through the"hands-on learning" methodology, based on experimental learning.