About us
Why is the sky blue?
What would you do if all of a sudden your student asked you “Why is the sky blue?” Would you take up the challenge? How would you answer ? Children’s curiosity is all-embracing and gives opportunities for so many fascinating lessons in every possible discipline: Is my shadow useful? Who sets prices? Why do we need robots? Can you weigh the Earth? The question is: are we able to provide comprehensive responses to all those, oftentimes very difficult, questions? At WhyBuleSky we are not - that’s for sure - and that is why we invite scientists, experts in various fields, artists and other professionals to support us in providing credible responses. Working together, we design open-source lesson plans for teachers to make sure that every child in every classroom can find out: Why is the sky blue? Do you harvest wind on a windfarm? Do plants have kids? - and many other things they really want to know! Using tailor-made experiments and hands-on activities, we invite kids to draw independent conclusions about the world they live in.
Our history
“Don't be such a philosopher” - Tytus (8 years old) was told after asking his 5th question during the first 20 minutes of one lesson. But why not? How can children not “lose a holy curiosity” (A. Einstein) when curiosity needs responses to live on? At WhyBlueSky we work to feed this Holy Curiosity. WhyBlueSky evolved from the Children’s University Foundation, which organizes live events in Poland for very curious kids. These events feature scientists, experts in various fields, artists, etc., who naturally understand children’s curiosity: they assist children in finding responses to their questions in TED-like talks and/or hands-on workshops. Over several years, the University has grown from 300 to 30 000 participants. “Why not take it further - to every school, every classroom, every child?” we asked ourselves. Designing open-source lesson plans for teachers was the natural next step.
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