"Biomedical Challenges"

This elective first-year high school course exposes students to key ethical challenges in biomedicine using real-world case studies. Starting with bioethics as a core foundation, students explore issues in personalised medicine, genetics, biomedical data, emerging diagnostic technologies, and AI, combining scientific knowledge with discussion and evidence-based decision-making. Distinguished by its cross-curricular design, the project merges subjects such as biology, psychology, technology, chemistry, and economics, with contributions from health professionals and researchers who introduce real science to the classroom.

Through a variety of hands-on activities—including investigating oncology cases, developing public health campaigns, analysing clinical trials, debating gene editing, and organising solidarity initiatives like ALS Day—students take charge of their learning and learn to become active communicators in the educational community. The project concludes with a School Science Congress, providing an opportunity to present findings to families and professionals, reinforcing outreach and social responsibility. The project’s goal is to educate young people on understanding the impact of science on society, how to weigh the risks and benefits of technological and scientific developments and develop a critical and ethical perspective on biomedical challenges.