Children celebrate all things STEM with fun-filled activity week

Children at St Louis Catholic Primary School have been celebrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with a packed week of activities, experiments and talks from professionals.

The school kicked off the week with visits from STEM professionals, including architects, doctors and engineers, giving pupils the chance to learn about different career paths.

The Climate Action Team from the local council also led an assembly on environmental responsibility. Year 3 pupils joined the team for a litter pick, with Year 4 following later in the week, teaming up with residents from Rossetti House care home to help clean up the local area. Pupils also spent time learning about pioneering women who have made major contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Midweek, the school welcomed the Science Boffins, who entertained pupils with interactive workshops filled with exciting science experiments. The hands-on approach continued later in the week, when children swapped classes to tackle STEM challenges, including building bridges out of spaghetti and marshmallows and designing safe ways to drop eggs without them breaking.

The week of discovery and learning concluded with ‘Water Day’, where children enjoyed a series of water-themed activities, from water gun target practice to bottle flipping and a relay race.

“The children had a fantastic week, exploring STEM in a fun and engaging way,” said Lauren Taylor from the school. “It was wonderful to see them testing theories, working together and getting hands-on with science and engineering.”