Curiosity in the Community (CiC) Week provides our Year 10 & 11 cohort with the opportunity to promote STEM across South Australia and connect with others through meaningful service-based learning.
Our Far-ish North group visited Woomera Area School to present a range of engaging science practicals, while the VR Adventure team spent the week helping groups of Year 5 and 6 students immerse themselves in Spheros robots, merge cubes, and VR headsets. The Media Team upskilled their photography techniques out in the field, the Choose Your Own group have made bracelets to sell for charity, and the Biodiversity cohort expanded their knowledge of native plant and animal species through mindful photography at Belair National Park.
The Naracoorte group visited the Victoria caves, giving our students the chance to learn about the local paleontological phenomena before presenting STEM activities to regional primary schools. The Port Lincoln group enjoyed the sights of the Eyre Peninsula, while gaining insight into the local aquaculture industry through a tour of an oyster farm before visiting Port Lincoln Primary School and Tumby Bay Area School.
The Swan Reach team headed northeast of Adelaide to show a range of fun STEM activities to primary learners. They also visited the Dark Sky Reserve, explored indigenous history and rock art at Ngaut Ngaut Conversation Park, and continued building on their astronomy knowledge through an excursion to the Planetarium. Our Sharing the Science Group worked on their teamwork and public speaking skills by leading workshops, which they presented to various local primary schools while the Work Experience students gained knowledge in their chosen field, exploring career pathways in microscopy, biomedical research, pathology, architecture, psychology, education and more.
The Knitting for Charity cohort spent the week making rescue pouches for orphaned native wildlife and collected donations for not-for-profit organisations, and our Riverland group presented science workshops to young STEM minds at Barmera Primary School and Cobdogla Primary School. They also explored Loxton Historic Village and learned about the local agriculture industry at the Loxton Research Centre.
It was brilliant to see our students share their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics with everyone that they met along the way. A special thank you to all who have welcomed our ASMS cohort during CiC Week 2026!
