Science literacy front and center in Zurich

The Weizmann Young European Network (WYEN), the next-generation initiative of the European Committee for the Institute, held a luncheon in Zurich on June 5. Dr. Liat Ben David, CEO of the Davidson Institute for Science Education, served as the keynote speaker. Twenty leading Swiss businesspeople heard from her about Davidson Institute programs for the public and in particular for youth and underprivileged children.

  
Dr. Ben David also met with a group of life science teachers from Zurich high schools. The meeting was organized and hosted by Dr. Samuel Ginsburg, a Swiss Society of Friends board member and a science teacher at the Gymnasium Kantonsschule Wettingen. Dr. Ben David shared her philosophy regarding the role of science education, the Davidson Institute’s approach to professional development for teachers, and digital learning tools.