The Student Council were in charge of presenting
experiments completed by all classes in Scoil an Athar Tadhg
last Thursday at the schools STEM Showcase.
Here’s what the Student Council members thought about
their duties on the day:
‘I couldn’t wait to partake in the STEM showcase and to
explain the way the experiments worked. I really enjoyed
showing the students the buzzer game and catapults. Parents
and children had lots of fun playing with them. I explained to
Parents what each experiment was about and what was
involved in making them. When it was all finished, I was
relieved and I was very proud of myself.’ – Eamonn
‘I really enjoyed the STEM showcase. I was in charge of Mr.
White’s 5 th class stall and I loved showing everyone the
different experiments. This experience helped with my public
speaking and made me so much more confident in speaking
to an audience.’ - Grace
‘The STEM showcase helped me to boost my confidence as I
got to speak to adults about each experiment and answer
questions they had. It was really fun to see what experiments
other classes did and worked so hard on.’ – Conor
‘I really enjoyed the STEM showcase because it really helped
me with my confidence. It was so much fun to see what
experiments the Junior Infants completed. I really enjoyed
presenting their experiments.’ – Caoimhe
‘I really enjoyed the STEM showcase because I got an
opportunity to speak and explain the experiments to adults
and students, which really improved my confidence. I also
learned so much from the class I was working with.’ – Olivia
‘When I was working at my station during the STEM
showcase, I really improved my social skills and confidence. I
was very nervous at first, but after a while I got the hang of it
and I enjoyed it very much and had great fun!’ – Charlie
‘Being part of the STEM showcase was an amazing
experience. Showing all the parents all of the fantastic
experiments and projects was great. I was very grateful for
being included in this event.’ – Doireann
‘I loved the STEM showcase. I made a house out of a
showbox. I helped to present the experiments from 6 th class.
My favourite experiment were the BEE-Bots. I also learned
about Scratch and other coding website.’ – Ryan
‘As a member of the Student Council, my role at the STEM
showcase was to present projects completed by first class. I
presented the Lava lamp and a cloud in a bag experiments. I
found it very enjoyable explaining how each experiment
worked. From observing other stations, I realised that the
electrics station was very popular. I loved presenting the
experiments to friends, parents and family members who
attended to showcase. It was a tiring but a really enjoyable
experience.’ – Liam
‘I found out about a lot of new experiments from some of the
classes. I learned about presenting/ showcasing is all about
and how to make little tweaks or improvements on how I can
put my best foot forward for the presentations.’ – Jake
