STEM Community Partnerships Program - Virtual School Information Session

CSIRO would like to invite you to an information session for the STEM Community Partnerships Program (STEM CPP), which is part of the Generation STEM. 2025 is the seventh year the STEM CPP will be running in NSW.

During the session, you will have the opportunity to hear about STEM CPP, benefits of participation and the school support on offer. Come along and find out how your school can benefit from the program.

Who should attend?

We encourage Principals, STEM head teachers, careers advisors and teachers of all STEM related subjects to attend the session to learn about how their school can benefit from this exciting initiative.

Program information

The STEM CPP aims to highlight local STEM careers and opportunities while providing avenues for students to develop their STEM skills in an engaging and rewarding way. Collaboration with local Councils, industry and the wider community ensure students can connect with STEM in a real-world, locally relevant way.

This program is very flexible in its delivery and can be delivered as part of any Stage 4 or 5 STEM related subject. A key element of the program provides students with an opportunity to engage in STEM focused projects to address challenges faced by their local community. Other elements include:

• Funded excursions
• Career events
• Student workbooks and resources for teachers
• NESA accredited Teacher Professional Learning
• Connections with STEM industry and mentorship opportunities
• Free access to other CSIRO education programs

These opportunities will expose students to a range of different STEM opportunities and education pathways that lead to exciting local STEM careers.

Benefits of participating

Based on 2019-2022 Generation STEM evaluation report findings:

• Higher levels of youth engagement in solving community challenges and engaging with the Council on those issues;
• 97% of teachers reported an increase in STEM education awareness;
• Enhanced connections between local schools, local Industry and the broader STEM networks;
• Heightened awareness of local STEM career pathways and opportunities; and
• No cost to the school to participate.

Next steps

• Attend a virtual information session to find out more (Meeting link provided upon registration) or we can set up a virtual chat at a time convenient for your teachers
• If your school is interested in participating for 2025, then we ask your principal to sign a commitment letter
• Upon receival of the commitment letter, we then invite participating teachers to attend a NESA accredited teacher workshop.

Further details about program requirements will be presented at the information session so please come along to find out more.

Pricing

• Free

Dates and Times

Showing 3 of 4 dates for this event.
Dates available from 18 Feb 2025 until 27 Feb 2025

Contact

Generation STEM

More information

Register to attend at least 24 hours prior to the sessions. Please download and review the CSIRO Media Release Statement (PDF, 135KB) and indicate your acceptance when registering.