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CSIRO STEM Professionals in Schools Program

Our MFG STEAM Team have expressed an interest in the CSIRO STEM Professionals in Schools Program for 2020. The STEM Professionals in Schools is a national volunteer program that facilitates partnerships between schools and industry to bring real STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) into the classroom. (https://www.csiro.au/en/Education/Programs/STEM-Professionals-in-Schools)

We are hoping to be matched with a professional who can come to MFG and work with our students in the STEM area. We did express an interest in data collection and analysis or the financial area in our application.

CSIRO Project Officer, Ruwan Devasurendra, sent us an email asking us to see if we had some hidden talents in our school community who would like to get involved in the Program.

CSIRO will assist the applicants with registering for the program, to ensure (1) that you are covered by their insurance and Child Safe Policy, and (2) that your time and effort is recognised under the program.

Calling all STEM professionals…our school community needs you!

Are you interested in helping to bring STEM to life in innovative ways and engage our students?

Have your contribution counted through the CSIRO STEM Professionals in Schools Program, Australia’s leading volunteer science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education program. It creates and supports partnerships between teachers and STEM professionals to bring real-world STEM experience into the classroom.

The program currently has more than 1200 partnerships around Australia, assisting teachers and STEM professionals to inspire the next generation of problem solvers and innovators.

If you are interested in becoming part of the program, they’d love to hear from you and our teachers would love to have you involved in their classroom! More information, including how to apply is available at https://www.csiro.au/en/Education/Programs/STEM-Professionals-in-Schools or by contacting one of the CSIRO team.

The Project Officer in Victoria is Ruwan and can be contacted on ruwan.devasurendra@csiro.au or 9545 2626.

Please contact Natalie Angove at MFG if you are interested in being involved.