Women in STEM Posts

Virtual Work Experience with Wilderness School

Virtual Work Experience with Wilderness School

In September, LifeJourney supported the Wilderness School Virtual Work Experience week for the Year 10 cohort. As students were unable to participate in in-person work experience placements in 2020, Wilderness shifted activities to the virtual realm. 

Maronite College of the Holy Family Introduces STEM Careers for Y8 Students

Maronite College of the Holy Family Introduces STEM Careers for Y8 Students

As part of a three-day immersive STEM unit, Maronite College of the Holy Family (Parramatta) have introduced the Year 8 cohort of students to career possibilities in the emerging field of cyber security through the ASD CyberEXP program.

Women in STEM for International Women’s Day

Women in STEM for International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Day of STEM encourages all schools to run the Women in STEM program (click here) in their classrooms during the month of March. This free, online immersive experience inspires students to understand the career profiles of six Australian female STEM professionals working in Finance, IT Projects, Cyber Risk, Data Analytics, Health and Cloud Architecture.

Day of STEM: What’s on in 2018

Day of STEM: What’s on in 2018

Day of STEM would like to thank our education and industry partners and participating schools for their support in making 2017 a great year. In 2017, Day of STEM:

  • increased the number of STEM mentors on the platform to 21 via 3 new programs including Women in STEM (click here), Optus Cyber Security Experience (click here) and the South Sydney STEM Cup (click here)
  • engaged with STEM teachers around Australia at education conferences and via professional learning webinars
  • promoted STEM career awareness through our free, online programs to thousands of Australian high-school and tertiary students (program overview here)

Top 5 Tips for Teachers Using Day of STEM in the Classroom

Top 5 Tips for Teachers Using Day of STEM in the Classroom

The Hills Grammar School is an independent K-12 school in Kenthurst, North-West Sydney. Pahia Cooper recently sat down to chat with teacher, Kim, to learn more about how she uses the Day of STEM programs in her classroom. Here are her 5 top tips for teachers.