SciFest@School2022/2023

Over90schoolshaveregisteredtohosttheirownin-house SciFest@SchoolSTEMfairsforthisacademicyearsofar,with manymoretofollow.Seethefullupdatedlistof SciFest@Schoolfairsonthislink.

A SciFest@School STEM fair is a great way to engage students in inquiry-based learning At Junior Cycle it fits neatly with the Nature of Science component of Science and the Unifying Strand of Maths and makes an engaging TransitionYearmodule.

To learn more about the SciFest@School programme please visittheSciFestwebsite.

To register your SciFest@School fair please download a registration form from theSciFestwebsite and, as in previous years, return the completed form to sheilaporter@scifestie ortoinfo@scifestie

'We are absolutely delighted with how it went and it was all so worth it. I have to say though that it was only so successful because of all of the help and resources provided by SciFest so thank you so much for making it possible Everything you sent prior to the event made it so much easier to prepare for and then this was all topped off with Hugo on the day He couldn’t have been better and was so helpful. He really helped everything to run smoothly and in an organised way with the judging which was one of the aspects I wasn’t sure of navigating on the day.'

TeachersComment SciFest@School2022/2023

In July, with funding from the Medtronic Foundation, SciFest appointed a Senior School Liaison Officer, Billy Fleming, to work closly with DEIS schools and to offer them additional supportswhichinclude:

A school visit, in-person or online to give practical guidance on the running of a successful SciFest@School eventandtosupportstudentswiththeirprojects

Professional development opportunities. SciFest will run a number of CPD events to support DEIS school teachers to getthemostoutoftheirSciFest@SchoolSTEMfair.

Resources: The SciFest website is full of excellent resourcestohelpyouandyourstudentshaveagreatfair. Thereyouwillfindclassroomsupportmaterials,guidance, examples of projects from around Ireland and a whole lot more

A bursary for participating DEIS schools to purchase additionalmaterialstosupporttheirSTEMfair