STEM Workshop Programme

Our project is a general STEM Education Programme operating from Lismore Heritage Centre. It encompasses Primary and Secondary STEM activities. It has four strands outlined below;
Strand 1.Mobile Science Workshops have covered over 35,000 students since 2013. They are popular in a variety of schools. We travel to the school and deliver an accredited workshop. Due to us traveling to the school, the cost of transport, which can be a huge factor in schools participating in site visits, has been negated. This encourages economically and educationally disadvantaged schools to acquire their DPSM award. Strand 2.Ecology Fieldtrips are held in local mature woodland. Secondary students travel to LHC. We introduced the Ecology strand in 2016 and 2,500 students have participated.The course was set up by LHC with a consultant Ecologist and the input of the local Secondary School..Strand 3. School Tours are where we began in education and have been running for 29 years. They are tried, tested and have stood up to increasing competition throughout the years. Schools come to LHC. Each tour has a high STEM content. There are a choice of modules for the teacher, all of which have STEM elements. Strand 4. Informal Workshops are run in the LHC hall throughout national STEM weeks, weekends and school holidays. Children participate in a fun, themed workshop and we take STEM out of the classroom .These workshops are especially engaging to families and are used as a tool to encourage awareness of and engage with STEM Weeks.