BKD Science Heroes Association a Turkish non-profit (founded in Oct. 2011, Istanbul) BKD’s Vision

• To render science the focus of Turkish society

• To promote, encourage, disseminate science, scientific thinking, and scientific awareness to all - in particular to children at their earliest. BKD’s Goals Values

• Scientific approach • Sensitivity to local and global issues • Collaboration & process- driven • Inclusiveness • Volunteership • Innovativeness • Transparency The Board The Team

Secretary General Program Coordinator Project Coordinator Project Speacialist Organizational Development Coordinator

Program Specialist Administrative Specialist Program Coordinator 4 Programs for Children & Youth (6 to 19 year olds) FIRST League Jr. (for 6 to 10 year olds)

FIRST LEGO League Jr. has been designed by FIRST and LEGO Education in 2005. Currently, the program is being implemented in 55 countries. BKD has been organizing FIRST LEGO League Jr. since 2014 as «Minik Bilim Kahramanları Buluşuyor.» FIRST LEGO League Jr. FIRST LEGO League Jr.

What do Discover different global STEM topics. the participants Internalize, use the core values and participate in fun do? events. Design, build & code a moving model related to the yearly challenge with LEGO parts. Prepare a «SHOW ME» poster to share discoveries and contribution of team members. Develop teamwork and presentation skills. FIRST LEGO League Jr. in numbers

4 past seasons in

2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 Think Tank Waste Wise Creature Craze Aqua Adventure

1.008 2.087 91 participants 600 participants participants participants 2018

GOALS - 2019 season 3.600 3.600 participants differentcities 600 teams 40 fairs in - Mission MOON FIRST LEGO League Jr. - 2019 in numbers

3.786 Children 619 Teams 45 Fairs FIRST LEGO League

FIRST LEGO League has been designed by FIRST and LEGO Education in 1999 and is being implemented in 98 countries with 320.000 yearly participants. In Turkey, the program is being implemented by BKD since 2004 as «Bilim Kahramanları Buluşuyor.» FIRST LEGO League FIRST LEGO League What do Project: Research, discover innovative solutions related to the the yearly challenge. Prepare a 5 minute resentation. Share. participants do? Core Values: Internalize, use, and disseminate the core values of FIRST LEGO League.

Robot Design: Design and code a modular robot that can solve as many challenges as possible within 2.5 minutes.

Participate in a FIRST LEGO League tournament: share discoveries & skills with 3 sets of juries, participate in 3 robot matches, and have fun. A global challenge each season... • 2004 - 2005 No Limits / Engel Yok • 2005 - 2006 Ocean Odyssey / Denizlere Yolculuk • 2006 - 2007 / Nano Macera • 2007 - 2008 Power Puzzle / Enerji Bulmaca • 2008 - 2009 / İklim Zirvesi • 2009 - 2010 Smart Move / Akıllı Hareket • 2010 - 2011 / Beden ve Bilim • 2011 - 2012 / Gıda Etkeni • 2012 - 2013 Senior Solutions / Yaşlanan Nüfusa Genç Çözümler • 2013 - 2014 Nature’s Fury / Doğanın Gücü • 2014 - 2015 FLL World Class / Senin Dünyan, Senin Sınıfın • 2015 - 2016 Trash Trek / Çöpe Çözüm Çöple Çözüm • 2016 - 2017 Animal Allies / Hayvanlar: yaşam ortaklarımız • 2017 - 2018 Hydrodynamics / Hidrodinamik: suyun yolculuğu FIRST LEGO League in numbers . Within the past 14 FIRST LEGO League seasons in Turkey about 18.000 students from 68 cities participated, . Turkish teams won 29 international awards including the Open European Championship and the Canadian International Championship. . Every year, there are patent applications. Some of our participants attend some of the best universities in the World with scholarship. . BKD helps find financing for public school teams. 2017 - 2018 Season Donors 2018-2019 season - INTO ORBIT

554 teams

5.500 participants

GOALS 16 regionals + 1 national event FIRST® LEGO® League Open International Turkey 2019

BKD will be hosting “FIRST® LEGO® League Open International” an international tournament between May 22nd and 25th, 2019 (in Izmir) with teams expected from 90 countries. World Robot Olympiad - Turkey

Designed by the World Robot Olympiad Association (, 2004) World Robot Olympiad’s purpose is to interest the students in , in coding, and in STEM subjects. Participation is for students from primary school to university level. Currently, WRO is being organized in 65 countries with about 60.000 participants yearly. The program is being organized in Turkey by BKD since 2014. World Robot Olympiad Turkey World Robot Olympiad Turkey - in numbers

4 seasons in Turkey

2014 - 2015 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 Robot Explorers Rap the Scrap Sustainabots Food Matters

31 58 179 303 students students students students World Robot Olympiad Turkey - 2019 in numbers

571 Students 200 Teams 4 National Championships Curiosity Machine

Curiosity Machine has been put into practice in January 2016 with the support of Boeing. It’s a STEM Project aiming to increase the attention of children for science and engineering by developing their problem solving skills and enhancing their creativity. The children use simple recyclable materials and design several engineering designs on aviation and space.

The project is carried out actively in İzmir, Eskişehir, Ankara, as well as in İstanbul, in the 2018-2019 academic year.

Curiosity Machine

Project STEM Programme (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Details Engineering desings on aviation for children 6 weeks non-formal education program implemented by volunteers Educational Materials (worksheet, guiding booklets, activity cards etc.) Expos where children can share their works and designs Curiosity Machine - 2019 in numbers

2.769 Students 14 Public Schools and 19 Student - Family 1 NGO Festivals 3 Special Workshops Other Programs and Projects

Young Scientist Awards

BKD has been organizing an award ceremony dedicated to encourage young scientists & engineers. Each year 3 university presidents assist in co-hosting this event. Within the past 6 seasons, 17 university presidents participated and 39 young scientists/engineers received awards. Other projects

So that children are interested in robotics and coding Why? skills from early ages.

So that girls, public schools, and other disadvantaged groups can participate in STEM programs.

So that BKD’s activities are spread throughout Turkey.

So that children show strong intrinsic interest in STEAM topics. Smart Factory - Hugo Boss

• A 5 days science camp for the children of Hugo Boss employees that promotes interest in coding and technology • Improving: coding, project development, and presentation skills using LEGO robotics with the Smart Factory theme. • 200 students participated in 3 seasons. Empower & Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation

• The participation of all-girls teams to FIRST LEGO League from Aksaray, Tokat, Samsun, Giresun, Muş, Yozgat, Ankara, Muş, Artvin & Diyarbakır (99 girls partcipated over 4 years) • A workshop on «Girls’ participation in STEM acitivities» financed by Empower. Allianz in Soma

• 150 children - directly or indirectly affected by the Soma mining accident - participated in FIRST LEGO League. The process helped them build capacity to deal with the trauma. BKD in Gemlik

• Borusan financed 10 public school teams from Gemlik to participate in FIRST LEGO League FIRST LEGO League

• HSBC has been supporting FIRST LEGO League in Turkey (3 years in a row) under the Youth Opportunities Grant Program • Main Donor for Local and National Tournaments • HSBC also funds 8 public school teams from Izmir and Istanbul We run for FIRST LEGO League Jr. public school teams

For the past 3 years, our volunteers have been running in the Istanbul Marathon and fundraising for the disadvantaged FIRST LEGO League Jr. teams. BKD Collaborates with

The Ministry of Education

FIRST and LEGO Education

World Robot Olympiad Association

Açık Açık Association

National Volunteership Committee Volunteers Every year over 1.000 volunteers help BKD organize its activites. CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS Thank you…

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