{"id":28981,"date":"2019-01-31T12:44:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T01:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=28981"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:25:36","slug":"28981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=28981","title":{"rendered":"STEM Focused Summer Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t<header class=\"wssc-post-banner wssc-post-banner--focal-center wssc-post-banner--has-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__media\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wssc-post-banner__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-768x352.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-2048x938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__meta\"><span>Articles<\/span><time datetime=\"2019-01-31T12:44:36+00:00\">31 January 2019<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t<h1>STEM Focused Summer Camp<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wssc-post-banner__breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/announcements\/\">Articles<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\">STEM Focused Summer Camp<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\nYear 11 student Katana Tolman was one of a select group of students nation-wide to receive a scholarship with the Aboriginal Summer School of Excellence in Technology and Science (ASSETS) in the field of marine biology. Katana has developed a strong passion for science whilst studying our College and Wishes to pursue a career in marine biology after graduating from the College.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-28996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/KatanaTolman-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"794\" height=\"529\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Year 11 student Katana Tolman sharing her experience at the STEM focussed summer camp.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At the start of December 2018, Katana joined a group of 35 other like minded students from around Australia at the STEM focused summer camp for 9 days. One component of the camp involved students splitting up into groups, which provided an opportunity to focus on a particular area of interest. Students were required to create a presentation which they would then need to present back to the group their findings in the lecture theatre, Katana\u2019s group focused on micro-plastics.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the summer camp, one component involved students splitting up into groups to focus on a particular area and create a presentation which they would then need to present back to the group in a lecture theatre about their findings.<\/p>\n<p>Students worked with a range of university lecturers from James cook University, Townsville and industry professionals as part of the STEM component of the event. In addition to this the students were also gained a greater appreciation and understanding of the Koori culture, hearing from a range of speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Katana Said \u201cIt was a fantastic opportunity and would definitely recommend this to other Koori students who have an interest in pursuing science as a career and get to know other like-minded students from around the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] Year 11 student Katana Tolman was one of a select group of students nation-wide to receive a scholarship with the Aboriginal Summer School of Excellence in Technology and Science (ASSETS) in the field of marine biology. 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