aspara STEM Academy® Introduction
The aspara STEM Academy® includes hardware, software, and curriculum, which promotes understanding of nature through STEM education in life science. It aims to unleash students’ creative potential, cultivate their resilience to face challenges, instill correct values and attitudes, and equip them to tackle the economic and technological challenges of today’s society, becoming the talents of the future.
Through our indoor Smart Grower and STEM learning programs, we offer unique and diversified learning experiences to schools across Hong Kong and overseas. Key concepts include global warming and modern food production, plant life cycles, key factors influencing plant growth, and the science of photosynthesis. This strengthens the connection between daily life and science and technology while promoting a low-carbon lifestyle.
International Patent and Awards
aspara STEM Academy®
aspara STEM Academy® received the STEM Q-Mark certification issued by the Hong Kong Q-Mark Council. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded certificates in recognition of their achievement.
Through our indoor Smart Grower and STEM learning programs, we offer unique and diversified learning experiences to schools across Hong Kong and overseas. Key concepts include global warming and modern food production, plant life cycles, key factors influencing plant growth, and the science of photosynthesis. This strengthens the connection between daily life and science and technology while promoting a low-carbon lifestyle.
aspara STEM Academy® Package: Hardware
aspara® STEM+ Smart Grower
- Planting experiments
- Hydroponics Lab
With a total of 16 growing spaces and up to ten built-in sensors, it is a hydroponic greenhouse equipped with aspara®️ mobile app intelligent control. It can be connected to the cloud server through Wi-Fi to provide controllable options. Students can try a variety of different experiments on their own with the Experimental Seed Kit, which offers exciting and versatile possibilities.
aspara® Stylist Lite Smart Grower
- Block-based coding
- Engineering design of Smart Grower
With a total of 8 growing spaces, it is a small hydroponic system that is lightweight and equipped with aspara®️ mobile app intelligent control. It can be connected to the cloud server through Bluetooth. Students can perform different programming (such as Micro:bit) and use it to control the smart grower remotely. The process inspires creativity and stimulates thinking from multiple perspectives, students can learn to appreciate the scientific process and scientific spirit, and find different ways to solve problems.
Other Accessories:
Including Wireless Planting Sensor, Micro:bit and solar panels, etc., which assist students in learning activities related to mathematics, statistics, big data, programming and other learning activities.
aspara STEM Academy® Package: Software/Platform
Data Portal (Cloud-based)
It is a web portal to control and set the environmental parameters of the Nature Smart Grower, while collecting big data 24/7, allowing students to download tracking data, record plant growth and analyze the results. Students can also be divided into groups and use the group management function to monitor multiple accounts and multiple smart growers to enhance collaboration among classmates.
aspara® Mobile App
Mobile applications are used for remote monitoring of the smart grower. They provide step-by-step instructions through planting guides to guide students throughout the entire planting process. Students can also share their planting achievements with classmates, friends, or family members.
Planting simulation tool
The simulation tool provides an alternative online planting experience and management. Students can set different planting environments to preview the growth effects of plants and understand how different growth conditions impact plants.
Learning management system
In addition to the aspara®️ Mobile App, it also includes Planting Simulation Tool and Learning Management System, providing a full range of planting experience and management, to help students master planting knowledge and skills.
Course
Courses include:
- Knowledge-based courses (click the button on the right to view some knowledge-based courses)
- Skills-based courses
- Project-based courses
The course is suitable for students from Primary 4 to Secondary 3. For more details, please contact us.
Hong Kong Government Funding Scheme
aspara®️ STEM Academy is a learning system that meets the eligibility criteria for the Quality Education Fund (QEF) and IT Innovation Lab in Schools (IT-lab) applications in Hong Kong. Many schools have successfully obtained funding approval with this program.
For more details, please view the following links:
- Quality Education Fund (https://www.qef.org.hk/tc/c_index.html)
- IT Innovation Lab in Schools (IT-lab) (https://www.it-lab.gov.hk/en/index.php)
Participating Schools
聖公會聖米迦勒小學
銘恩小學
沙田官立中學
裘錦秋中學 屯門
濠江中學
香港理工大學
沙田崇真中學
陳瑞祺(喇沙)中學
順德聯誼總會鄭裕彤中學
高雷中學
保祿六世書院
優才(楊殷有娣)書院
佛教大光慈航中學
九龍三育中學
保良局王賜豪（田心谷）小學
勵志會梁李秀娛紀念小學
博愛醫院歷屆總理聯誼會梁省德中學
基督教香港信義會信愛學校
天主教崇德英文書院
天主教新民書院
彩虹邨天主教英文中學
明愛元朗陳震夏中學
東莞工商總會劉百樂中學
東華三院盧幹庭紀念中學
聖公會將軍澳基德小學
聖公會蔡功譜中學
道教青松小學(湖景邨)
香海正覺蓮社佛教正覺蓮社學校
香港布廠商會朱石麟中學
香港青年協會李兆基小學
馬鞍山聖若瑟小學
民生書院
School sharing
Sha Tin District School
Sha Tin District School
Kwun Tong District School
East District School
Tuen Mun District School
Ho Man Tin District School
Sha Tin District School
Tai Po District School
East District School
Tuen Mun District School
East District School
Sai Kung District School
Tuen Mun District School
Wan Chai District School
Kwun Tong District School
Sai Kung District School
Yuen Long District School
Hung Hom District School
Macau School
Chai Wan District School
aspara® STEM in Life Science – Challenge 2022
Joint School Competition Winning Schools
STEM in Life Science – Challenge 2022
Keylearning is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Growgreen Limited. The education team has rich teaching experience and has developed a series of STEM teaching and life science learning materials, course content and teacher training packages, which emphasize both theory and practice to arouse students’ interest. The solution helps local kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools implement STEM education effectively.
Official aspara STEM Academy® Partner
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