STEM & Sustainability

The Rediscovery Centre is delighted to announce the launch of our STEM and Sustainability project. This exciting, new project includes the delivery of FREE education workshops, programmes, and teacher CPD to qualifying primary and secondary schools. See below for more details on workshops and programme offerings. 

Click here to register your interest and to see if your school qualifies.

About the Project: 

The Rediscovery Centre’s STEM and Sustainability project is a national programme for education and public engagement delivering a suite of education workshops, programmes and events on sustainability and STEM topics. The project aims to educate students, teachers and members of the public on the science of sustainability, by examining and exploring how STEM can solve societal challenges and build a more sustainable future. This 2-year project is kindly funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the SFI Discover Programme

• FREE Workshops for qualifying Primary and Post-Primary schools and Additional Needs classes and students. Click here for more information.
• FREE Programmes for qualifying Primary and Post-Primary schools and Additional Needs classes and students. Click here for more information.
• FREE Teacher CPD Workshops. Click here for more information.
• Free Events. Click here for more information.

Please click here and complete the form to register your interest and learn if your school qualifies for one of these free offerings.

Education Workshops for Schools 

Our free education workshops for schools encourage learners to get excited and engaged with STEM. These workshops will explore a societal challenge related to sustainability and use STEM thinking and hands-on activities to examine and solve that problem. Workshops are 90 minutes in duration and can facilitate a maximum of 30 participants per workshop. 

Topics available: 

• Primary schools (suitable for 3rd to 6th class): Science of Sustainability, Plastic Problem, Climate Heroes, Transport for the Future
• Secondary schools (1st to 6th years): Science of Sustainability, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Fashion
• Additional needs schools/classes: Science of Sustainability (aimed at older students), Actions for Biodiversity (aimed at younger students), Waste not, Want not (all students), Plastic Problems (aimed at older students)

Please click here and complete this form to register your interest and to see if your school qualifies. 

Education Programmes for Schools

Our Multi-session education programmes consist of 3 consecutive workshops delivered over the course of 3-6 months, aimed at primary, secondary and additional needs students. The fun engaging education programmes for schools consist of 3 workshops of 90mins in duration each and link with the school curriculum in a interactive way.  We can facilitate a maximum of 30 students per programme.

• 1 x Primary Programme: suitable for 3^rd to 6^th class
• 1 x Secondary Programme: suitable for 1^st Year to Transition Year (TY)
• 1 x Additional Needs Programme

Please click here and complete the form to see if your school qualifies for a free programme and to register your interest in one.

Teacher CPD Workshops 

Our CPD workshops for primary and secondary teachers revolve around the theme of STEM and Sustainability. Each of the workshops will use a societal challenge related to sustainability and STEM to be examined in terms of STEM thinking and solution generation.

• CPD workshop for Primary Teachers on STEM & Sustainability – more details to follow
• CPD workshop for Secondary Teachers on STEM & Sustainability – more details to follow

Please click here and complete the form to see if your school qualifies for a free workshop and to register your interest.

Events

The STEM & Sustainability project includes the delivery of large and smaller events organised to offer a range of different interactive STEM workshops, talks, shows and activities that appeal to attendees from schools, youth groups and the general public. The events will be open to participants of all ages, ensuring inclusion and accessibility. The Events are designed to ensure there is something for everyone and each attendee will learn something new about STEM during the event.

• 22nd April 2021. Cool Fossils and Hot Climate Facts: Join the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History and the Rediscovery Centre this Earth Day for a special online Primary School event. Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeVR22-MeVA
• 27th May 2021 The Great Irish Zoo Off: As part of Biodiversity Week 2021, the Rediscovery Centre hosted the Great Irish Zoo Off. Cork’s Fota Wildlife Park faced Galway’s Atlantaquaria, settle the age old debate of which is greatest, terrestrial or ocean. The event brought us up close and personal with all of the amazing creatures they sustain and protect and showed how Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths teaching can help understand and conserve biodiversity. Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJrIBDKxhsc
• 9th October 2021 Sustainable Space Event: This free online event will explore the links between space and sustainability. Suitable for all ages. Tickets are available here.
• 3rd December 2021 STEM Inclusion Event: More details to follow

Get in touch

See our FREE workshop signup form here. For more information please contact us at academy@rediscoverycentre.ie or check out our social media.

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