Jason Ford

C2I 2018: SMASHFestUK delivers STEM by stealth in space

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'STEM by stealth' has helped raise science capital in an area of London where youngsters can feel estranged from the mainstream

Collaborate to Innovate 2018

Category: Young Innovator  

Winner: SMASHFestUK

Partners: Middlesex University, The Refinery, Deptford Green School - Design and Technology Year 9 students,  Llangatwg Community School Year 8 students, Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Sixth Form,  Christ the King Sixth Form, AstroCymru, Monster Paw Games, Little Inventors, University of Greenwich, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK Space Agency

How do you get children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds interested in STEM when they’ve already decided it’s ‘not for them’?

If you’re one of the organisers of SMASHfestUK the answer is simple: take STEM-oriented activities into underserved communities but don’t put participants off by badging the initiative as overtly STEM-related.

If you think this sounds familiar it’s because SMASHfestUK were winners in the Young Innovator - Engagement Initiatives category of C2I 2017 and here they are again, picking up the accolade of Young Innovator for taking their unique offering across the UK and into space.

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