W5, Northern Ireland’s award-winning science and discovery centre is supporting the national drive to create STEM Clubs in schools throughout Northern Ireland. This is a nation-wide initiative to encourage more post-primary schools to support extra-curricular STEM activities.
STEM Clubs give pupils the opportunity to do something different from normal classroom activities –they are not restricted by the curriculum, nor should they be confused with homework clubs.
Clubs can come in all shapes and sizes. They can be cross-curricular or focus on a single subject within STEM. Participating pupils can enjoy the application of what they are interested in by taking part in practical experiments, investigation, discussion and reflection.