The Biennial Science and Technology Festival returns this year with a broader scope as the festival expands to include the four fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics known by the acronym STEM. The Newington College STEM Festival will also benefit from a larger program, now spanning three days in Term 4 from Wednesday, 15 October  2014 to Friday, 17 October 2014.

The aims of the Festival are to promote interest in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics within both the College and the wider community and to provide experiences that are not available in the day-to-day curriculum.

In past years we have had a range of presenters coming from the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, Macquarie University, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian Astronomical Observatory, The Australian Museum, Questacon, The Australian Maritime Museum, Westmead Hospital, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), many businesses, the ABC with presenters carrying out workshops and hands-on activities involving product design, milling, engineering, reptiles, insects, electrical circuit building, astronomy, forensic studies, chemical reactions and more.

Many past presenters are members of the Newington community, parents of current students and Newington Old Boys. If you would like to register your interest in presenting at the 2014 Newington College STEM Festival please register here.

We would like to thank the sponsor of this festival, the Newington College Parents and Friends Association for providing financial support for the event.

Mr David McNaughton
STEM Festival Co-ordinator / Maths & Computing Teacher