Calling all junior innovators, entrepreneurs and inquisitive youth… the Innovation Playground will be in full swing this Saturday 26 June from 9am at the Darwin Civic Park and Darwin Library.
Innovation Playground is a fun educational event designed to encourage school-aged children to engage with design thinking and problem solving through targeted workshops, events and demonstrations.
Don’t miss this family friendly free event to explore a range of different areas including robotics, drones, space, glowing science, agri-tech, eSports, coding, renewables and sport science.
With 75% of the world’s fastest growing professions in a combination of science, technology, arts, engineering and maths (STEAM) fields, the Northern Territory Government is investing in opportunities to advance our own next generation. Including building the state of the art STEAM Centres at Darwin High School and Taminmin College, plus a cutting edge STEM centre at Casuarina Senior College.
Events like Innovation Playground aim to inspire students to take on STEM subjects by making learning interactive and interesting and giving them a chance to imagine careers beyond the realm of today.
A partnership between Northern Territory Government, Charles Darwin University and the City of Darwin, the Innovation Playground is a great start to the school holidays.
Entry is free. To register and find out more. go to the Eventbrite website.
To download the program and map of stalls, go to the Inspired NT website.