CYBATHLON @school scale up inclusion – towards a new low cost, high scale STEM module approach

This WIP Paper presents the CYBATHLON @school STEM initiative which aims to foster inclusion and accessibility topics among pupils of all age groups by combining them with Engineering and STEM topics. The project trains (predominantly female) Engineering students to conduct courses in schools while acting as role models to the pupils. Many modules build on the educational exoskeleton Flexo which allows for new experiences and is well accepted. However due to being a complex system, the workshops are expensive to conduct, maintain and do not scale well. This paper identifies important obstacles and presents ideas on how to complement the project with a new module which scales better and adapts to certain needs of schools while preserving the positive aspects of the project.