For annual project

These young researchers received their diplomas

The proud young researchers Narel and Elumin were delighted with their diplomas.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

WK President Jürgen Mandl presented the 31 children with their researcher diplomas for their annual project "Thinking about tomorrow together" at Makerspace Carinthia.

The Klagenfurt MINT kindergarten Sonnenschein gives even our youngest children a playful approach to science. For this year's annual project "Thinking about tomorrow together", old plastic toys were shredded and recycled.

This year, as part of the annual project "Thinking about tomorrow together", 31 preschool children from MINT-Kindergarten Sonnenschein worked on the topic of sustainability in cooperation with Makerspace Carinthia. President Jürgen Mandl presented them with their researcher diplomas today.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

The butterfly group with teachers Chantal Zenner and Christina Golser and the children Valentin, Benedikt, Juliana, Lena, Emilia, Jakob and Luisa.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

The bear group with teachers Leonie Otti and Nadine Gössinger and the children Maximilian, Oliks, Benjamin, Fabian, Henry, Vanessa, Ina and Karla.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

The sunflower group with teachers Petra Krammer and Lydia Zobl and the children Tristan, Adin, Hamid, Matthias, Jakob, Frederik, Benet, Ayleen and Liana.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

The hedgehog group with teachers Daniela Huber and Hannah Kolmann and the children Elmumin, Iskra, Ben, Jan, Anja and Narel.(Bild: WKK/Peter Just)

"Our aim was to raise the children's awareness of sustainability and teach them technical skills. Through their experiences in the Makerspace, they learned to reduce their ecological footprint in a playful way," explains kindergarten director Daniela Wrumnig. Makerspace Managing Director Thomas Moser adds: "We introduced the children to the fascinating world of technology in a fun way."

And how did the kids like it? "We did lots of exciting experiments," says Frederik, who is particularly proud of his first self-designed T-shirt. The reward at the end was a researcher's diploma from the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Mandl.