Celebrating brilliance, creativity, problem-solving skills, and innovation.
The winners of NIHERST’s ‘Teach Me National Students’ Innovation’ and the ‘Teachers’ Virtual Curriculum’ Competitions were honoured for their ingenuity and persistence using STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Both competitions have been encouraging students and teachers at the nation’s Primary and Secondary school levels to embrace STEM, using its principles to provide solutions to real-life issues.
Acting President of the National Institute of Higher Education (NIHERST), Julie David, said that since the programme’s inception in 2016, there has been growth in the interest shown by schools.
Chairman of NIHERST, Dr. Andrew Hunte, said not only has interest in the programmes increased, but there has also been growing interest in young women and girls in ICT and STEM. He encouraged all students and teachers to continue signing their work with excellence.
First-place winner of the Junior category, Monique Winter of St. Xavier’s Private School, with her project, ‘Working with Natural Disasters,’ said her experience was a positive one and encouraged others to get involved in similar projects.
Form 3 student of Cowen Hamilton Secondary School and first-place winner in the Senior category, Jadon Huggins-Elie, said his project, a ‘Desalination Plant Proposal,’ is personal as it was inspired by an issue in his community.
First-place winner of the Teachers’ Virtual Curriculum Competition 2024, Primary School category, Nathifa Lennon, and second-place winner in the Secondary School category, Shenelle Jeanville-Alleyne, highlighted the impact that participating in the project had on them professionally and personally.
The theme for the competitions was ‘Building A Sustainable And Resilient Society.’