The Yr 10 STEM@SANTA – The importance for women to be involved in STEM for a better future Conference was an opportunity for our students to understand the importance of being scientifically literate and curious about how their world works.
The day was filled with key note speakers such as Dr Alex Bannigan, Women in Engineering Manager UNSW, Dr Christie McMonigal, Faculty of Science UTS and Dr Jennifer MacRitchie UWS who spoke about how Music and Science actually work together.
Our students were involved in workshops where they made a bionic hand, solved traffic flow problems, worked with robots, artificial hearts and other biomedical devices and even worked as part of a team in the forensic workshop to collect evidence from a crime scene.
We had our very own Q & A that included past Santa Sabina students who are all involved in STEM careers; Margaret Lui (1998) Architect, Jacqueline Melvoid (2005) PhD in infectious disease and Ellese O’Sullivan (2003) Environment & Sustainability Manager.
