Many autistic young people seem to be very interested in tech. Because autistic people's interests run deep (and are often on quite specific topics), it seemed there was potential for autistic young people to connect with each other through their shared interest in technology.
   Enter The Lab, a national network of after-school technology clubs for 10-16 year-old autistic young people. There are over 30 Labs around Australia. Read more

When it comes to career education it looks like you can never start too early, if thinking about a career starts young it tends to create enthusiasm for learning and colours an entire education.
   Young people's ideas about where they fit in the world are often narrow and distorted by their social background. These ideas about identity start to get hardwired from the Primary years.
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Jennifer Greenland of Grace Lutheran College, Qld will design and construct solar/wind charging stations for electronic devices around her school’s grounds as part of a pilot program.
   The program seeks to increase the school's energy efficiency, provide opportunities to engage in STEM education, raise awareness of environmental sustainability and to encourage both students and staff to apply their sustainability knowledge. Read more

Australian students have been preoccupied, in their writing, with reclaiming control of their lives, with 'power' being awarded Oxford Australian 2021 Children's Word of the Year (CWOTY).
   As the pandemic continued to limit children’s options in Australia and climate change was highlighted as a major global concern, students in Years 3-8 showed interest in their decision-making within their writing. Read more

Inspirational author, educator and businessman James Burnett has been named Queensland University of Technology’s Outstanding Alumnus for 2021 in the Education Category.
   The Outstanding Alumni Awards recognise graduates of QUT and its predecessor institutions for exceptional professional and personal achievements and contributions to the local, national, and international community. Read more

Samsung Electronics Australia has launched Solve for Tomorrow, a nationwide competition challenging Australia’s next young innovators to show their creativity by using STEM to help solve an issue they are passionate about.
   Young Australians aged 18-24, are invited to upload a video to TikTok explaining the social issue that matters most to them and how they would solve it using STEM skills. Read more