SciFest@School2022/2023

106 SciFest@School fairs took place over the 2022/2023 academic year, anewrecord!Weareveryexcitedtobuildonthisfornextyearandmany schoolshavealreadystartedtoregisterfor2023/2024 Seethefinallistof SciFest@Schoolfairs2022/2023byclickingonthelink.

To register for a SciFest@School fair please visit the SciFest website www.scifest.ieandselecttheSciFest@Schooltab.

Participating in a SciFest@School STEM fair can foster a lifelong interest in STEM subjects, develop important skills, and open doors to future academic and career opportunities. It also helps students build confidence in their abilities As they work on their projects and present their findings, they gain selfconfidence, develop a sense of accomplishment, and become more comfortable expressing their ideas and findings to others It also raises the profile of STEM in the school

"The best part of this is how every single student can get involved from the kids with reading ages of 6 up to high academic kids, kids from the autism unit and those being aupported by the behavioural support team in the school It covers learning outcomes on the Level 2 Learning Program (L2LP) as well as the key skills of level 3 (Junior Cycle) Our LCA students are going to enter into the SciFest at College There is a place for everyone and all are accepted "

Teacher's Comment SciFest@School 2023

"It is fantastic to see so many young people actively engaging with important issues like climate change and looking at practical, creative and innovative solutions for issues facing society today.”

SciFest@College2023

Fourteen SciFest@College fairs took place from 25 April - 11 May 2023. The fifteenth, SciFest@NorthWest in St Mary's College in Derry, will take place on 23 June A total of just over 3000 students have participated so far in the SciFest@College fairs With the NorthWest numbers still to come this is almost twice the number who participated last year and compares with the just under 3300 who participated in 2019.

We were delighted to have so many of our partners and sponsors join us at SciFest@College fairs, judging and presenting awards We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued support and we look forward to working with them next year

The Best Project Award winners from each of the regional SciFest@college fairs have all qualified to compete in the SciFest National Final which will take place in Dublin on 24 November, see following page for details and photographs.

SCIFEST@TCPID 2023

The Runner-up Best Project Award winners from each regional SciFest@College fair have been asked to submit their report books to SciFest by 29 September A panel of SciFest judges will then select the projects that will go forward to compete at the National Final

The winners of the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award and the EirGrid Climate and Cleaner Energy Future Award winners have been asked to submit their report books and short two-minute videos at the end of September These will then be judged by panels of judges from Boston Scientific and EirGrid, respectively, to select the projects that will compete at the National Final.

A full list of SciFest@College 2023 award winners can be viewed here

At the National Final a panel of judges from academia and industry will select the winner of the SciFest STEM Champion/s 2023 Award. This award includes an allexpenses-paid trip to represent Ireland at the 2024 Regeneron ISEF competition in Los Angeles, California from 11 to 17 May 2024

Students are advised to continue to work on their project between now and 29 September.

The annual SciFest fair in the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in Trinity College will take place on 1 June in Regent House, Trinity College, Dublin on1 June

The students Conor, Jodie, Cliodhna, Oscar, Liam, James and Diarmuid have been working hard on their projects for a number of weeks, supported by some amazing mentors from Abbott

Best Project Award Winners