2019-08-06 S&O Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Peregian Digital Hub E-newsletters

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 As we move into term 3 and 4, we have an action-packed calendar with
exciting programs designed specifically for girls.

Project Athena
The Hub has partnered with 3 of our local state high schools, Sunshine Beach,
Noosa District and Coolum to create a unique program that helps grow the
number of girls participating in STEM fields.

Through terms 3 and 4, Project Athena will see 10 girls from each of these
schools in grades 8-10 come to the Hub for 3 days of inspiring workshops and
mentoring led by world class female STEM practitioners. Workshops will cover
advanced topics like DNA extraction, machine learning, wearable technology
and software development. These STEM students will also go on excursions
with high tech companies like Boeing and collaborate on entrepreneurial STEM
projects of their own with ongoing support from mentors.


Flying Inventor Program for Girls
Drones are powerful flying robots. Learning how they work and how to fly them,
we believe, is a great way to give students exposure to important engineering
and computer science concepts and encourage them to pursue these pathways.
For term 3, the Hub has partnered with the Noosa Library service to offer
a Flying Inventor program program exclusively for 20 girls from of our local
schools in grades 9 or 10. The 6 day program will see ten teams of two girls
learning to build, fly and race FPV (first person view) drones for prizes.

After-school Robotics & Engineering Club for Girls
Starting in term 3 we're introducing an after-school club for girls on Mondays
from 4-6pm. Taught by Australia's champion senior girls robotics team, this fun