Final Call For Primary Schools To Enter The Awards Of Science Excellence
Posted on March 27th, 2009 in DSE News
Discover Science & Engineering (DSE) are asking teachers to signal their intent to enter the Awards of Science Excellence by applying online on the Discover Primary Science website. The awards acknowledge the efforts of primary school children and teachers across Ireland who have shown an increased knowledge of science and its many applications as a result of participation in the Discover Primary Science (DPS) programme.
Students from St Pious X National School who are participating in the Discover Primary Science programme.
There has been monumental growth in primary schools interest in the Discover Primary Science programme. Since the programme’s inception in 2004 when approximately 500 schools were registered for the project, Discover Primary Science now has in excess of 3000 schools involved. Last year over 650 primary schools received Awards of Science Excellence, representing an increase of almost half of the 2007 figures.
Registered schools applying for an Award of Science Excellence must keep a Discover Log recording their science related work which must be submitted by 1st May 2009. Credit is given for providing evidence of involvement in:
> Completing a certain number of activities from the DPS classroom activity pack
> Visiting one of the Discover Primary Science accredited Discover Science Centres or inviting speakers to school to talk about science related topics
> Holding a science display day or event
> Taking part in many other explorative, fun and hands-on activities
Each award winning school will be entered into a draw and one school per county will win a fantastic prize – a science entertainer will make a special visit to their school and put on an incredible show especially for them! All log books received in by 1st May 2009 will be entered into this draw, so make sure your logs are in on time!
The assessment of the Awards of Science Excellence process begins following the closing date for submissions on 1st May 2009. Registered schools, who have applied on the website by the end of March, will receive an application form in the mail, close to the submission date.
