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Astrofest: November

Line of telescopes outside Curtin Stadium on the grass pointing at the sky. There are people moving around the telescopes.

Binar-X

Binar-X

CoderDojo@Curtin

CoderDojo@Curtin

DISCOVER: January and July

DISCOVER: January and July

FIRST Lego League: Term 3 and 4

FIRST Lego League: Term 3 and 4

FIRST Robotics Competition

FIRST Robotics Competition

Focus on Mining Camp 2025

Focus on Mining Camp 2025

Girls+ Engineering Tomorrow

High school students doing a science experiment

Indigenous Australian Engineering School: July 2025

Indigenous Australian Engineering School: July 2025

National Science Week: 10 to 18 August

National Science Week: 10 to 18 August

Robo Academy

Robo Academy

Scanning Electron Microscope

Child and adult looking and pointing at a screen with a close up image

STEM High School Visits

STEM High School Visits

WA Robotics Playoffs: August

Curtin FRC Team's Robot competes at the West Australian Robotics Playoffs
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Astrofest

Australia’s largest star-gazing festival, held at Curtin Perth every summer.

Target audience: families

Astrofest is an award-winning celebration of astronomy and Western Australian science. With telescope observing throughout the evening, guest speakers, space domes, science shows, exhibitor stalls, hands on activities, astrophotography competition and giveaways for the whole family.

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Binar-X

Students get involved in the WA space exploration industry.

Target audience: high school students aged 12-17 years

This is your chance for your students to be involved in WA’s first-ever space satellite program. We’re looking for committed high school teachers and their students to design and build micro-experiments that can be included on Curtin’s Binar satellites.

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CoderDojo@Curtin

Coding club for 7 years+

Target audience: students interested in coding

A fun, free volunteer-driven computer programming (coding) club for young people. There is a stream for students over 12 years old and a stream for children interested in Curtin’s Autism Academy (AASQA).

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DISCOVER: Jan 2025

Holiday STEM program.

Target audience: year 8 and 9 students

A three-day extravaganza to help students to discover the world of research, innovation, science and engineering at Curtin. Students will do hands-on workshops, tour our research facilities and hear from motivating researchers.

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FIRST Lego League

Teams build, test and program an autonomous robot.

Target audience: students aged 9-16 years

An engaging STEM and coding program for teachers to introduce in their schools. FIRST LEGO League runs across regional and metro Western Australia.

Teams of up to ten students design and build a LEGO robot, and undertake a research project culminating in interschool and state competitions. Regional and State finals will occur in Term 4.

FIRST LEGO League won the Chevron Science Engagement Initiative of the Year in the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards.

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FIRST Robotics Competition

Join the pre-season this coming Spring.

Target audience: high school students aged 13-18 years

The FIRST Robotics Competition is a large-scale robotics building competition for teenagers. High school students are invited to join the Curtin team to build and design a robot over the spring and summer, ready for competitions in March and August each year.

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Focus on Mining Camp 2025

Experience career and study options in mining.

Target audience: year 11-12 students from WA schools

Residential camps for students to explore careers and study pathways in WA’s resources sector. They’ll get to tour mine sites, participate in hands-on workshops and meet industry leaders. Thanks to the support of industry, places are at no cost.

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Girls+ Engineering Tomorrow

Inspiring and supporting girls to study engineering.

Target audience: female high school students

The Girls+ Engineering Tomorrow (GET) initiative inspires high school students with an interest in STEM to follow an engineering pathway through connecting students with role models, engaging workshops and information on engineering study and career pathways.

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Indigenous Australian Engineering School: July 2025

Gain insights into the world of engineering.

Target audience: Indigenous students in years 9 – 12

A week-long residential program where students will experience university life, interact with industry professionals through networking sessions and career expos, and visit the sites of Perth shaped by engineers.

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National Science Week: 10-18 August

Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology.

Target audience: STEM-curious Australians

National Science Week features more than 1,000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres.

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Robo Academy

Keep your kids engaged with Robo action during the school holidays.

Target audience: ages 8-13 years

One-day holiday workshops for children interested in coding and robotics. Catering for all levels, students learn how to program LEGO Spike Prime robots.

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STEM School Excursions

Limited spots available each term.

Target audience: year 7+

Inspire your class with a workshop from the STEM Outreach team; hear from current STEM Curtin students and participate in a range on hands on activities.

Contact STEMOutreach@curtin.edu.au for more details and booking requests.

WA Robotics Playoffs: August

WARP is more than just robots! Start a team or support a team.

Target audience: high school students and their teachers

The WA Robotics Playoffs are an opportunity for the WA FIRST Robotic Competition community to come together and compete. Teams of three robots face off to complete tasks such as throwing balls and hanging off beams.

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Scanning Electron Microscope

Inspire your students with hands-on access to cutting-edge technology!

Target audience: students of all ages

Inspire STEM Education offers schools the opportunity to hire a desktop-sized scanning electron microscope (SEM), allowing students to explore the hidden details of the world around them.

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