Kildare College recently had 22 Year 9 students compete in the 2018 Science and Engineering Challenge (SEC) at Flinders University. This is a nationwide STEM outreach program in which eight schools compete against each other on the day for a place in the state final.
Each school is divided into eight groups of two to four students in which they either work on a full-day or two half-day activities. Students are awarded points for each activity and the school with the most cumulative points at the end of the day is declared the winner.
Students experience many aspects of science and engineering, encouraging creativity, problem solving, innovation and team work.
Kildare won two events: the Turbine and the Bridge challenge. The students’ effort and determination is something to be very proud of. We came 6th overall.
Congratulations to all students who attended.
Mrs Longmire
Mathematics and STEM Teacher
