Sydney STEM Teachers Festival Program

The 2025 Sydney STEM Teachers Festival promises a dynamic day of professional learning, collaboration, and inspiration, followed by Optional Activities, culminating with an exclusive evening Dinner with industry stakeholders. Designed around parallel streams, the program focuses on the integration and design of STEM subjects using multidisciplinary approaches to empower educators and enhance teaching practices.

Streams

The festival features distinct streams, tailored to specific areas of STEM education together with addressing curriculum requirements:

         1.          Primary STEM

         2.         Secondary STEM

         3.         Cross-curricular STEM

         4.         STEM Educational Leadership

These streams provide focused learning opportunities, highlighting innovative strategies and real-world applications to bring STEM concepts to life in the classroom.

Conference Day Agenda

8:00 AM – Registrations Open

9:0 0 AM – 10:30 AM – Opening Ceremony and Plenaries

10:30 AM – 11:10 AM – Move to Stream and Morning Tea

11:10 AM – 1:00 PM – Each Stream: First Session with Keynotes and Workshops

1.00 PM – 2:00 AM – Each Stream: Lunch and Networking

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Each Stream: Second Session with Focused Learning Opportunities, Activities and Curricular Approaches

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Optional USYD Activities: Comfort Break, Tour, Chat with a STEM Professional

5:30 PM for a 6:00 PM start – Move to Dinner

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM –Dinner at the University of Sydney; with additional registration

Schedule for Each Stream – watch this space

Will be added here as program updates are available.

Optional Activities: Comfort Break, Tour, Chat with a STEM Professional – watch this space

Will be added here as detail are finalised.

Festival Dinner : featuring a surprise speaker

The day culminates with an exclusive Festival Dinner, a perfect opportunity to network and foster partnerships in an elegant setting.

6:00 PM – Cocktail Reception

7:00 PM – Festival Dinner

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Festival Presentations & Networking

Venue at the University of Sydney