By Rachel Ella
Every year, secondary schools around the country hold Open Days or Nights, showcasing what each school has to offer prospective students and their families. There are interactive science displays, musical performances, cooking demonstrations, 3D printing, woodworking, robotics, and so much more to explore and discover.
Once again, In2science were lucky enough to be invited to participate in Bundoora Secondary College’s Open Night. Bundoora SC have been an In2science partner school since 2007, and last year their teachers and students were winners and nominees at our annual awards night. It was lovely to see these certificates proudly on display at Open Night!
Three of our mentors currently placed at Bundoora Secondary College joined me on the night to talk about In2science and what it had to offer students in STEM classrooms. We were excited to have our table set up in the College’s brand-new science building! The teachers and students had worked tirelessly in the week leading up to Open Night to set all the equipment and furniture back up in its new home.
Jayanti, currently studying her Masters of Laboratory Medicine at RMIT University, joined me on the night. She has been working with year 8-10 students in the STEM Club and has assisted them in putting together a periodic table of The Diverse History of STEM. This amazing piece of science art was on display at Open Night (pictured below). It depicts many of the scientists credited with STEM discoveries over the centuries. It’s very impressive, don’t you think?
Over the course of the evening, Jayanti, Lakshan, Nishadini, and I spoke to many prospective parents about the In2science program and the exciting prospect of having a university student mentor in one of their child’s STEM classes. We also spoke to many of the students, finding out it they liked science and maths and what they enjoyed about it. You can imagine the fun answers and conversations we had with them! I cannot confirm or deny if Mentos were used in any bribery!
If you are interested in having an In2science mentor in your classroom, please reach out to our Program Manager at [email protected]. We are currently recruiting, interviewing and training a fabulous cohort of mentors ready for semester 2, so email us today!
