The past year has been transformative for LifeJourney and the Day of STEM initiative in Australia, engaging students in STEM career exploration with a key focus on the fast paced world of cyber security. In 2018, we took every opportunity to work directly with schools, students and teachers across Australia.

These activities included facilitating the Day of STEM and ASD CyberEXP programs in school, presenting our work at conferences, organising teacher professional development, supporting school-based STEM activities and more! Here are a few of the highlights:

• STEMinar. Exploring STEM Education – Make it So: 1 March, 2018 | Monash University, VIC
• Innovateen Design Challenge: 15-16 March 2018 | Brigidine College, Randwick, NSW
• Mathematics Matters Maths Club: 21 March, 2018 | University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
• Day of STEM Mentor Series w/Nathan Holland: 22 March, 2018 | Cisco Systems, North Sydney, NSW
• Careers in the New Economy: 23 April, 2018 | Mount Waverley Secondary College | Mount Waverley, VIC
• Cyber Victoria Schools Challenge – Awards Event: 30 May, 2018 | ACMI, Melbourne, VIC
• South Sydney STEM Cup Recognition Event: 1 June, 2018 | ANZ Stadium, Parramatta, NSW
• Sydney University STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy 7 June and 23 August, 2018: Sydney University, NSW
• ATSIMA 2018 Conference: 10 July, 2018 | Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
• SINET 61 Conference – Student Perspectives Panel: 31 July, 2018 | Melbourne, VIC
• Year 11 Career Day @ Mount Waverley Secondary College: 7 August, 2018 | Mount Waverley, VIC
• Go Girls Go For IT: 16 August, 2018 | Deakin University, VIC
• Day of STEM Festival – St. Margaret’s & Berwick Grammar: 16-17 August, 2018 | Berwick, VIC
• An Introduction to Cyber Security for WA Schools: 13 September, 2018 | John Curtin College of Arts, Fremantle, WA
• 2018 STEM Learning Conference Presentation: 16 September, 2018 | Perth, WA
• MAWA / AMSI Conference / Cyber Security Presentations at Stenton and Penrhos Colleges: 18-19 September, 2018 | Perth and Stenton, WA
• Industry Perspectives Panel at ACCE 2018: 4 October, 2018 | Sydney, NSW
• Northern Territory Future Careers in STEM Series: 16-19, 2018 | Alice Springs & Darwin, NT
• Maronite College of the Holy Family – ASD CyberEXP: 30 October, 2018 | Parramatta, NSW
• Cyber Security Curriculum Planning Session w/Deakin University: 15 November, 2018 | Melbourne, VIC
• Chisholm TAFE START Exploration Days: 29 November, 2018 | Frankston South, VIC
• Cyber Days @ John Curtin College of the Arts w/Edith Cowan University: 30 November, 2018 | Fremantle, WA
• Optus Digital Smarts Day: 12 December, 2018 | La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC

We would like to thank all of our partners, sponsors, schools and TEACHERS for your continued support of our programs and activities. See you all again in 2019, enjoy the holidays!