Young innovators from St. Mary’s Primary School, Cargan, were among hundreds that attended NI’s Largest Science Fair – the Sentinus Young Innovators Exhibition, at the Odyssey Arena.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jun 2013, 17:49 BST
'Northern Ireland's STEM curriculum is falling far short' - Sentinus Chairman Young Innovators from St Mary's Primary School Showcase Their Work at NI's Largest Science Fair Hundreds of young innovators from across Northern Ireland attended NI's Largest Science Fair - the Sentinus Young Innovators Exhibition -at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast. As exemplars of what is required to drive forward a strong knowledge based economy in Northern Ireland, Sentinus Chairman, Jim Stewart expressed serious concerns about the current statutory curriculum commitment to STEM subjects suggesting that Northern Ireland is falling 'far-short of what is needed to compete with the strongest economies in the world." Pictured at the Sentinus Young Innovators Exhibition at the Odyssey Arena are (l-r): Joseph McNeill and Hannah McCann from St Mary's Primary School, Ballymena, as they test their engineering ability in the Sentinus Construction Challenge.
The Exhibition is the organisation’s flagship event where hundreds of school children from across Ireland come together to showcase their innovative STEM projects.
Sentinus is an educational charity working with over 60,000 young people a year in NI to deliver fun and rewarding programmes that promote engagement in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
The projects on show have been developed through a number of Sentinus programmes in partnership with Sentinus Ambassadors, the NI business community and local universities & research institutions.
Sentinus Chairman, Jim Stewart said: “If we are to compete with the best in the world we must inspire and enthuse more young people, to see the importance of STEM subjects.”
