STEM
There is a growing focus on the need to develop skills within the STEM areas to meet the demands of a changing world. Businesses and industry are already experiencing shortages in STEM workers – the workers who know how to tackle the tough problems facing the 21st Century.
The STEM program aims to complement the Academic Program by providing a range of activities to develop skills in STEM areas and opportunities for students to apply these skills to real world projects and problems. In developing knowledge and skills in STEM related disciplines, the program also focuses on problem solving, communication, collaboration and perseverance. Similarly, the development of an appreciation of STEM futures and opportunities is an important objective of the program.
Da Vinci Decathlon
The da Vinci Decathlon is an academic competition designed to challenge and stimulate the minds of school students. Students compete in teams of eight across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy.
Young Engineers
Young Engineers offers unique STEM programs where children have fun while learning critical skills for the digital age.
Young Engineers students build and program motorised LEGO® models that are working prototypes of real world machines. Different levels of the program cater to a range of ages and abilities and children build everything from washing machines, power plants and helicopters to human and animal robots. All the machines move and work at the press of a button!
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