The 2025 Sydney STEM Teacher 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
| Session Time | Detail |
|---|---|
| 8:00 AM | Registrations Open |
| 9:00 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 PM | Each Stream: Lunch and Networking |
| 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Each Stream: Second Session with Focused Learning Opportunities in Curriculum Areas, 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 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
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 – The Refectory Banquet Hall, The University of Sydney
Bursaries for NSW regional, rural and remote teachers
In line with The University of Sydney commitment to equity, we will be providing approximately 100 Bursaries to support NSW regional, rural and remote teachers to attend the Festival. The Bursaries will be towards accommodation, travel, conference fees and tickets to the conference dinner.
10 June 2025
The University of Sydney,
Camperdown NSW
Conference: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Activities: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Countdown to 2025
Registration open
Early Bird closes May 9: $250 +GST
After May 9: $325 +GST
Festival Dinner: $100 +GST
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