Category: Outreach
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STEM Wana x NDY Ada Lovelace Day 2024
On Wednesday 9th October the STEM Wana team went to Auckland to host a very special #AdaLovelaceDay2024 live-stream and NZ panel event in partnership with our friends NDY. We joined the start of the official Ada Lovelace Day Live! from London with a breakfast watch party and got a shout-out from London Eurovision style which was super…
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STEM in the Community 2024 at Schools in Western Bay of Plenty
By Rachael Pratt The 2024 edition of STEM in the Community has seen us partner with content providers Bay Conservation Alliance and Predator Free Bay of Plenty. Together we have visited three schools in the Bay of Plenty for our STEM in the Community activation; Te Puke Primary, Kaimai School, and Pyes Pa School. Each…
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Robotic and AI – Summer Tour 2024 – Event Recap
Over one week from January 15th to 18th, during the summer school holidays, our team travelled across three regions in the North Island offering opportunities to places outside of the usual big city-hubs. We visited Hastings, Tūrangi, Cambridge, culminating in a main event in Tauranga. The FREE Summer Robot and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tour around…
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Robotic and AI – Summer Tour 2024
STEM Wana is excited to announce our STEM in the Community Summer Tour for January 2024! A FREE Summer Robot and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tour around New Zealand’s North Island showcasing and promoting robotics and AI and all its career possibilities for adults to children as young as 8 years old. We will be at…
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Science with MacDiarmid Institute
By Rachael Pratt STEM Wana Trust was invited to host a science workshop with two scientists from the MacDiarmid Institute who were visiting Tauranga and taking part in Cafe Scientifique as part of an outreach tour. We saw this was a great opportunity for our local Home School community and soon found a great group…
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Tidal Creek to Ocean Deep: Mysteries of Tauranga Moana
Delving into the coastal waters of the Tauranga region, what mysteries are awaiting us? Natalie Prinz a PhD candidate in Marine science, and a science communicator (and STEMFest Ambassador 2022) who has a background in tropical marine ecology will help us to explore some of the mysteries in the waters around Tauranga. Natalie is dedicated to working for the Ocean and…
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On the paths of the Wheke – Navigating by the stars
Come with us as we embark on a journey following the stars Jack Thatcher – Master Navigator will share with us tales from his journeys crossing oceans using only the stars to guide him, through his initiation into the Order of Pwo, he’s been recognised as an accomplished oceanic wayfinder. Master navigator Jack Thatcher is…
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Diversity of Thought – Event Recap
By Rachael Pratt On the evening of Thursday the 18th of May, as part of TechWeek 23, STEM Wana Trust welcomed a panel of four speakers to talk about the diverse range of people within the tech industry – Diversity of Thought. Our four speakers came from varied cultural backgrounds, diverse gender expression and each…
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Diversity of Thought – Techweek 2023
STEM Wana Proudly Presents #RepresentationMatters: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See Series of Interactive Talks and Presentations Why? The first in a series of thought-provoking events designed to engage and inform rangatahi and young adults on the rich diversity that exists within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Our goal is to cultivate talent,…
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STEM Wana, STEMFest, and Tinkd Makerspace at Canvas Careers Expo 2022
On Saturday 13th August 2022, team STEMFest and team Tinkd packed up some of our gear and attended the annual Canvas Careers Expo at Trustpower Baypark Arena. We met with so many parents and students all curious to know more about STEM Wana, our projects and Tinkd Makerspace. Proving most popular was our 3D holographic…
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Tinkd Makerspace x Techweek 2022
By Jason Edgecombe A big thanks to all those who attended our Techweek 2022 Dream it. Build it. Share it. event on Monday 16th May 2022. Our team really enjoyed hosting everyone who was able to brave the wet weather (and the horrible parking) in town. We especially love having so many students from Te…
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Ada Lovelace Day x STEM Wana Trust presents Engineering – Solving Problems for Real People
STEM Wana Trust is proud to collaborate on this official Ada Lovelace Day 2021 event designed especially for Aotearoa- New Zealand. Featuring some amazing wāhine toa women working in Engineering and STEM. Join us for a fascinating discussion about engineering challenges and opportunities About this event Ada Lovelace Day and STEM Wana Trust invite you…