The main aim of the Mimesis project was to transform the learning experience of learners in scientific disciplines by integrating play techniques and theatrical and body movement practices. Based on these innovative approaches, the project aimed to stimulate students' intrinsic motivation, foster a deeper understanding of scientific concepts and promote the development of key 21st century skills such as creativity, communication and collaboration. In addition, the project was committed to providing teachers and educators with practical methods and tools for designing and delivering operationally theater-based science lessons, as well as contributing to the development of the STEAM approach by adding arts and body movement elements to science and technology learning. Finally, the project sought to promote an inclusive approach to STEM education using theater and active learning pedagogy, making education accessible to a wide range of learners.
The ambition of the Mimesis project was to propose an innovative approach to the teaching of STEM disciplines, integrating theater and bodily movement as vectors of understanding and motivation. This initiative emerged from the need to enhance the student experience by making scientific learning more playful and interactive, while fostering a deeper understanding of scientific concepts, responding to the need to give children a taste for science from an early age. In particular, this new pedagogical commitment enables creativity, logical thinking and critical reasoning to be explored in a new, artistic and engaging way, combining humanities and sciences in a concrete proposal for a "STEAM" approach. By offering multi-sensory learning, theater enables students to experience scientific concepts through movement, expression and interaction. Students benefit from a deep immersion that engages their memory on multiple levels, fostering lasting understanding. This active, participatory approach contrasts with more passive methods, where the student is simply a receiver of information.