VISION: To encourage curiosity in year 2 students in all schools across Australia by providing adaptable, practical, and skills-based STEM related activities within their curriculum to raise awareness around future career pathways in STEM.

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WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT:

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1. Australia’s STEM trends and the future – Performance, take-up and Economic and Social Wellbeing

2. Recent research supports starting ‘career’ conversations at age 8*

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PURPOSE OF PROGRAM:

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• Encourage curiosity in the STEM disciplines with year 2 students using their daily routine to promotes awareness of how STEM careers impact the world immediately around a child’s day to day life

• Support teaching and learning in the Australian Curriculum around Science, Mathematics and Technologies by embedding this program as in curriculum activities that have a Design and Technology focus and are easy to use

• Focus on developing students 21st Century skills aligned with the general capabilities –Critical & Creative Thinking and Personal & Social Capability including collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship

• Promote a common understanding of STEM amongst students, teachers and parents and the significance of this for future employability.

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To access the API DIL program resources, submit your registration here!

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Find out more here and/or download the promotional flyer to share with your network/collegues! You can also watch a webinar recoridng to hear first hand from Teachers who have used the program!