St. Mary's Science Week 2023
Monday 27th February - Friday 3rd March
Monday 27th February - Friday 3rd March
Science Week is a week long event held in Ireland each year to celebrate science in our everyday lives. The nationwide Science Week took place in November, with events being held across the country, sponsered by Science Foundation Ireland. In St. Mary's we have decided to hold our Science Week at a different time as November overlapped with many other events in the school and we wanted to give Science Week the full focus. We have a week packed full of events planned for each day as well as activities taking place across the whole week.
Currrent Chemistry Investigators Workshop
On Monday 27th February, the Fifth and Sixth Year Chemistry classes will be taking part in a Chemistry Workshop run by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, with funding from Science Foundation Ireland. The workshop will be focused on electrochemistry (chemical reactions using electricity) and energy storage (battery design). The researchers will bring in their own equipment for the girls to use and will be a fantastic opportunity for the students to talk to actual scientific researchers. The workshop is hands-on and will help the girls to understand one of the more difficult topics on the curriculum in a exciting way. More information can be found here.
On Monday 27th February, the Fifth and Sixth Year Chemistry classes will be taking part in a Chemistry Workshop run by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, with funding from Science Foundation Ireland. The workshop will be focused on electrochemistry (chemical reactions using electricity) and energy storage (battery design). The researchers will bring in their own equipment for the girls to use and will be a fantastic opportunity for the students to talk to actual scientific researchers. The workshop is hands-on and will help the girls to understand one of the more difficult topics on the curriculum in a exciting way. More information can be found here.
iWish - Women in STEM
On Tuesday 28th February, the Second Year students will be engaging in the iWish conference which will be livestreamed from the RDS. iWish is a community committed to showcasing the power of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths to teenage girls. The conference will feature speakers from a wide range of industries, showcasing what young women can do with science in today's society, including former President of Ireland Mary Robinson. The students will be able to interact with the speakers in real time and there will be prizes to be won throughout. There will also be talks about the problems facing the world and how science can help to solve these problems. More information can be found here.
On Tuesday 28th February, the Second Year students will be engaging in the iWish conference which will be livestreamed from the RDS. iWish is a community committed to showcasing the power of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths to teenage girls. The conference will feature speakers from a wide range of industries, showcasing what young women can do with science in today's society, including former President of Ireland Mary Robinson. The students will be able to interact with the speakers in real time and there will be prizes to be won throughout. There will also be talks about the problems facing the world and how science can help to solve these problems. More information can be found here.
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Trip to Rotunda Hospital
On Friday 3rd March, the Fifth Year Biology students will be visiting the Rotunda Hospital for a trip focused on debunking the myths about women's health. There will be interactive talks and demonstrations on topics such as sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and reproductive health. Our students in the past have said that this trip was very enjoyable and informative.
On Friday 3rd March, the Fifth Year Biology students will be visiting the Rotunda Hospital for a trip focused on debunking the myths about women's health. There will be interactive talks and demonstrations on topics such as sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy and reproductive health. Our students in the past have said that this trip was very enjoyable and informative.
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