Background:

Despite, the different initiatives taken by the government the scientific knowledge and technical knowhow doesn’t advance substantially in Bangladesh, to adopt new technology and for innovating necessary scientific production in keeping contribution in the industrial development and economy to reduce poverty.
The country cannot use modern technology and facing shortage of technical person related to scientific development compared to the first world countries. On the other hand, during last two decades the science group students in secondary level decreased by 20%. However, CCBVO has been implementing Promoting Science Education (PSE) project in secondary schools at Godagari and Paba Upzila of Rajshahi district since 2012 to 2018.
Since 2019 CCBVO implementing the PSE which incorporates total 40 secondary level schools through which CCBVO provides support to 511 School Teachers including 97 science teachers and total 15,275 students. The objective is to increase numbers of students’ enrollment in science discipline in secondary education. Creating opportunities and interest of the school students in reading science at secondary level, therefore, an initiative has been taken through this project to motivate students to increase number of students by building science club at secondary school level and to encourage students for innovative science education. Basically the objective of the project is to increase number of students in science education and developing scientific knowledge for building nation.

Working Aeea:
CCBVO implementing the PSE project at Godagari Upazila (Matikata, Deopara, Gogram, Rishikul and  Godagari Union) and Paba Upazila (Damkura Union) of Rajshahi District

Project goal:
The project is intended to encourage students, teachers, guardians and other stakeholders to promote science education at secondary school level through building science clubs and generating innovative ideas among the students as well as creating students interest to read science.    

Project objectives:

• Promoting quality of science education at  schools
• Removing fear of  scientific education and making education  interesting and useful
• Improving students mindset towards science education
• Supporting schools to make the practical classes interesting in schools with innovative and low cost materials innovated by the students
• Searching and promising students in the selected schools and highlighting their innovation in a larger area. experimental ideas

Main activities of the project:

• Organized science club and strengthening
• Leadership training
• Meeting and seminar
• Science fair( school and upazila level)
• Science wall magazine
• Debate competition