Dear STEAMing Across Borders teachers,
As we step into the New Year, we wish you a year filled with curiosity that sparks questions, experiments that surprise, failures that teach, and ideas that travel across borders . May your classrooms become labs of creativity, your lessons turn into discoveries, and your students dare to mix science with imagination, technology with empathy, engineering with courage, art with wonder, and math with meaning.
Here’s to a year where STEAM connects minds, cultures, and dreams — and where learning truly has no borders!
1) If you covered all the previous modules, get ready, after your winter vacation, to move on to the January challenge:
- Operation TERRA Pulse in April https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/18477
- Tradition meets STEAM Creativity in March https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/18232
- Modern school spaces in February https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/18002
- We are what we eat, January 2026 https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/17275
- Video storytelling in December 2025 https://educatieinteractiva.md/carte-interactiva/12461
- Mobile Apps for Learning in November 2025 https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/13652
- Augmented Reality in October 2025 https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/13649
- Introductory Module in September 2025 https://educatieinteractiva.md/fisa-interactiva/13611
2) As usual, at the beginning of every class, open the Padlets one by one and show your students what their international colleagues have posted so far – please ask them to reply to the projects they enjoyed most of all to ensure an ongoing exchange of best ideas. This is the part our students enjoy the most!
3) Collaboration & documentation (Padlet)
At the end of each month, please post samples of student work (photos, videos, reels, brief reflections) on our shared Padlet, as indicated in the scenarios. This will give your students the chance to see, compare, and celebrate the work of peers worldwide—an experience that is often the most motivating part of the project. You could assign a student media team as “official reporters” to document activities throughout the month—they will love the role!
4) Certification & recognition
Everything you and your students post on Padlet will serve as the project report. Based on these posts, all teachers will receive certificates for 240 working hours (equivalent to 8 credits in our country). Certificates will be coordinated with the Ministry of Education and Research; please use them in your country according to your national policies for international teacher involvement.
5) (!!!) Please don’t worry if you fall a bit behind—pace is flexible, and you’ll have the time you need to catch up. If you require more time or support, simply let us know. Our goal is for this experience to be valuable, inclusive, and fun.
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Check out our Moldova STEAMing Across Borders Facebook page for student-inspired projects (pics + videos in English & Romanian) 
— www.facebook.com/groups/
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A great explanation of why we are what we eat (food + body = science!) 
— https://drive.google.com/file/
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Our Stars Latino friends from Mexico shared a video about their school 
— https://padlet.com/
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Students from Moldova had fun with holiday arts & crafts 
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www.facebook.com/
and here ➜ www.facebook.com/
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Armenian students worked really hard on their milk-to-plastic experiment 
— https://padlet.com/
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Students from Moldova learned how to cook Moldovan pies (yum!) 
— www.facebook.com/
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Students from Moldova explained the magic of popcorn (science + snack!) — www.facebook.com/
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A great fake snow experiment run by students from Moldova 
— www.facebook.com/
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A wonderful STEAM podcast: “The Future of Energy” by students from Moldova 
— www.facebook.com/
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A WOW nitrate-detection adventure presented by students from Moldova 
— www.facebook.com/reel/
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Students from Romania & Moldova showed us how to turn milk into plastic (multiple resources!) —
https://drive.google.com/file/
https://drive.google.com/file/
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Thank you for your continued dedication and enthusiasm!
Student Highlights – Last Week’s Creative STEAM Adventures
North Carolina, USA – Bruin Minds Team
https://drive.google.com/file/
Kazakhstan – Team B-Box exploring AR
https://padlet.com/
Moldova, Bălți – TradeMD Mobile App Concept
Creative STEAM Projects https://padlet.com/
Libera – Marshmallow Challenge
https://padlet.com/
Mexico – Stars Latino Team
https://padlet.com/
Croatia – Wonderful STEAM Team
https://padlet.com/
Botswana – Horizon Team (Mobile App Presentation)
https://padlet.com/
Armenia – Artistic STEAM Students
https://padlet.com/
Romania, Galați – Fun Mobile App Creations
https://padlet.com/
Mexico – Fun Science Experiments
https://drive.google.com/
Moldova, Bălți – Excellent Storytelling Example
Creative STEAM Projects https://padlet.com/
Romania, Galați – Balloon-Powered Car (Step-by-Step)
https://padlet.com/
Botswana – Another Creative App Prototype
https://padlet.com/
North Carolina, USA – Exploring AR
https://drive.google.com/file/
Botswana – AR Exploring the Human Body
https://padlet.com/
Moldova, Chișinău – Bridge-Building Challenge
https://padlet.com/
From the Republic of Moldova:
Our Moldovan teams kicked off the Introductory Module a little earlier — take a look at what they accomplished in September!
Link: Creative STEAM Projects Creative STEAM Projects
From Botswana:
Meet this brilliant group of students presenting their S.M.A.R.T. Project on satellite navigation systems! They explore how GPS supports precision agriculture, land management, and environmental monitoring.
Link: Team H
From Dubăsari, Moldova:
Our STEAM explorers faced the volcano eruption challenge — and their results were explosive (in a safe way)! 
Link: TEAM D
From Chișinău, Moldova:
Who said science can’t be fun? Check out these creative hands-on spaghetti and paper cup constructions — a brilliant mix of art, physics, and laughter!
Link: Creative STEAM Projects Creative STEAM Projects
From Mexico – STARS LATINO:
Our students absolutely loved the Kahoot game from the Introductory Module — see their smiles and competitive spirit in action!
Link: Team K
STEAM Car Race Challenge:
Ready, set, go! 
Watch the video from our students in Dubăsari (Moldova) and partner schools from Nigeria, Romania, Liberia, and India. Who do you think won?
Link: TEAM A (MOLDOVA, NIGERIA, ROMANIA, LIBERIA, INDIA)
STEAM Paper Cups Challenge:
Simple materials, amazing ideas! Check out the creativity of our teams from Moldova, Mexico, Bhutan, and Liberia.
Link: TEAM B (Moldova, Mexico, Bhutan, Libera)
DIY Science – Hand Sanitiser Lab:
Our inventive STARS LATINOS team from Mexico shows you how to make your own hand sanitisers – science and safety hand in hand!
Link: Team K
Teamwork in Action – Marshmallow Challenge:
Did you know this classic activity boosts creativity, collaboration, and design thinking? See how Team C approached it! 
Link: TEAM C
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🇲🇽🚗♻️ Check out the recyclable cars made by students from Mexico — wow, so creative! 🌟🛠️
https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-c-m3xz9otpofwuzyis/wish/PR3NWxGepXk1Zb0O -
🇦🇲🦖💥 Admire the dinosaur attack in a school from Armenia 😄🏫🎬
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17GfLiixh9/?mibextid=wwXIfr -
🇦🇲🧩🔬 How did Armenian students solve the STEAM challenges from the introductory unit? See for yourselves 👀✨
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19zEA1CBDv/?mibextid=wwXIfr
…and here ➜ TEAM D 🅳✅ -
🇷🇴🎥🧠 Romanian students recorded awesome step-by-step videos solving the introductory STEAM challenges — give them a ❤️ comment on Padlet! 💬👏
➜ TEAM E 🅴💖 https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-e-h9b61di3fzulyn9w -
🇭🇷📘✅ Our students from Croatia did everything by the book — didn’t they? 😄👌📚
➜ TEAM F 🅵⭐https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-f-wslhfpa7r5lvu1rc/wish/XGyBQbXKyqwdWL6K -
🇧🇼🤖🌿 Have you ever seen an eco robotic hand? Check this one made by our students from Botswana 🦾♻️✨
➜ TEAM H 🅷🚀 https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-h-8v07fa4mxwjkdr84/wish/1xkVaqGL8OmOZl0e -
🇲🇩✈️🔬 Did you know science can keep us safe in the air? Amazing explanations filmed by our Moldovan students 🧑🔬🎬🌍
lv_0_20251031210743.mp4 — Google Drive 📁 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZABPoF2XxgyQP0xmpfpNGjfLoZ0Hz5Gh/view
…and here ➜ TEAM H 🅷✨ -
🇧🇼🗑️♻️ Do you need recycling bins in your classroom? Our students from Botswana can help you make them 🛠️🌱🏫
➜ TEAM H 🅷✅ https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-h-8v07fa4mxwjkdr84/wish/Ae2RavGNRP28Qnz4 -
🇲🇩🦴🧠✨ Can we study the human skeleton using Augmented Reality? Of course! 😍📱🔍
AR vertebra.mp4 — Google Drive 📁
…and here ➜ TEAM H 🅷🌟 https://padlet.com/STEAMingAcrossBorders/team-h-8v07fa4mxwjkdr84 -
🇲🇽🫄🔬🎉 Mexico students proved the human digestive system is mega fun! 😂👏
➜ TEAM K 🅺🔥 https://padlet.com/academiaaise/team-k-smhkd0samiy925fz/wish/j40PQDyvAGLzZvXB