Science News
Kristen Raine
In2Science
At the end of last year, Kristen Raine, Riley Shefford and Jennifer Roep attended the In2Science Awards night at the Science Gallery Melbourne. We are very pleased to share the news that Maffra Secondary College was awarded the School Engagement Award for 2021. Maffra Secondary College has been an eMentoring partner school since the inception of the regional online mentoring model in 2016. During this time, we have had more than 40 students from Years 7 to 12 involved in the program, giving students the opportunity to connect with university students studying STEM subjects such as: Psychology, Coding, Genetics, Vet Science, Biology, Paramedicine, Engineering, Environmental Science, Neurobiology, Forensic Science, Astronomy, Physics and Maths.
The In2Science eMentoring program runs for 10 weeks. Students meet with a university student via Teams on a weekly basis. University mentors can help students with their school work, show them what it's like to study at university, and chat with students about their STEM.
Any students who may be interested in participating in the In2Science eMentoring program in Semester 1 2022, please speak to Mrs Raine or your Science teacher.
ChangeMakers Women in STEM
Change Makers Gippsland is a new initiative in 2022. Partnering with Sale College, Workforce Plus and the Australian Renewable Academy, the initiative provides Year 8, 9 and 10 female students from Gippsland the opportunity to connect with local industry to co-design and develop solutions to real STEM problems faced by these industries, including renewable energy, agriculture and horticulture, and the community services sector. The initiative will include a launch day where students from Gippsland schools meet industries and hear about their problems, then identify a problem that they would like to work on. A final ChangeMaker event will occur in September, where students present their solutions to industry partners.
Female students who are interested or would like more information need to contact
Kristen Raine
Science Leader