The STEM MAD Student Showcase is a celebration of student learning designed to acknowledge and promote STEM learning initiatives that address real-world problems and demonstrate the particularity of Catholic Schools; encouraging students to make a difference (MAD) in the world by acting for justice and the common good. 

Primary and Secondary schools are invited to showcase student learning at CEDoW STEM MAD. The showcase is designed to celebrate STEM-based learning initiatives that address real-world problems and demonstrate how students in Catholic schools take action that matters.

Schools are invited to select individual or group student projects to be presented at the showcase. Students will share their learning in a gallery-style format allowing for their peers, teachers, and the greater CEDoW learning community to understand the what, how, and why of their STEM-based learnings.

What schools need to do:

• Register your interest here

• Select student projects that showcase a product, service or innovation that will Make a Difference (MAD) to the lives of others and our world.

• Submit video presentation and your project - submission instructions will be sent out closer to Term 3 2024

What schools need to know:

• The CEDoW STEM MAD Showcase will run as a feature event in Wollongong to celebrate the student's work. 

• Finalists will be selected to present their project to the National Competition.

STEM MAD is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate what your students have been doing in the STEM space. From app prototypes to entrepreneurial social enterprises. If your students have worked to solve a real-world problem they are eligible!

What does this mean?

• Locally - the chance to celebrate their efforts and share their solutions to an authentic audience. We will be holding a showcase event to capture the amazing work students have been doing. 

• Nationally - the chance to participate in the National Showcase in Melbourne later this year.

How to get involved?

Any STEM learning projects that have been completed this year are eligible. Check out the Project Criteria to see if what you have done fits. Plan for Term 2 projects that will 'Make a Difference'. Align your Term 2 units to create a STEM solution that meets the criteria.

If you think you've got something to showcase then please complete this short survey to indicate your school's intention to enter. 

What might this look like in my school?

This could be incorporated into your currently running or planned units or it may just be offered as a stand-alone - student opt-in project. Support is readily available for everyone who would like assistance or advice.