1. Judith Harvey General Manager – W5

2. W5 is an award-winning, interactive discovery centre with over 250 exhibits in four dynamic areas & offers a great day out for visitors of all ages.

4. Hands On engagement with STEM Public Events Programme Temporary Exhibitions Education Programme Informal Education Programme Outreach STEMNET What do we do?

11. Programme Overview STEMNET is a government initiative that creates opportunities to inspire, enthuse and excite young people about STEM This enables young people to develop their creativity, problem-solving and employability skills, widens their choices and will aim to support NI's future competitiveness W5’s role is to coordinate the STEM Ambassadors programme, ensuring local secondary schools are aware of the programme and can access STEM Ambassadors in their area

12. Programme Objectives Excite young people about STEM Give teachers a unique perspective on how the STEM curriculum can be applied to the world of work Encourage young people to consider STEM careers and qualifications Contribute to improved academic achievements in STEM subjects Develop other employability skills including confidence, team work, problem solving and creativity

19. Key Achievements: Face to Face meetings all Post Primary Schools Engagement events for over 50,000 young people 98% of Post Primary Schools have accessed STEM Ambassadors over the past 12 months Over 380 requests submitted by schools for support Over 80% of requests successfully matched with STEM Ambassador/s Over 1,400 STEM Ambassadors facilitated activities

20. Stadium STEM

21. Stadium Overview

22. Stadium STEM Role Models

25. Sporting STEM – ‘The Team behind the Team’

26. STEM Sports 2014 Rural Outreach to 40 Primary Schools Urban TSN Primary Programme Stadium STEM Post Primary events Developing Sports linked exhibition / programmes for schools / groups / public

27. What next?

28. Ulster Orchestra and W5 ‘STEAM’

29. ‘eSTEAM’

30. In conclusion:

31. Mice are faster than Starfish?

32. “Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve” Roger Lewin

33. Thank You! Judith Harvey Email: judithharvey@virgin.netjudithharvey@virgin.net Tel: +44 (0)28 90467789