Regional Ambassadors - Gladstone

Students

Arwa Hemida - West State School

Why do you want to be an ambassador?

I will effectively shape my skills to face future challenges. It will improve my problem solving skills and collaboration skills via participation in STEM workshops.

Sahara Arroyo Serrano - Kin Kora State school

Why do you want to be an ambassador?

My dream is when I grow up to have a career as a robotics or something along the lines of tecnolgy.

Sophie Manttan - Ubobo State School

Why do you want to be an ambassador?

Sophie is a particularly gifted student, performing within the top 5% nationally in each of the five tested areas of literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN). Sophie has been extended at her school across most areas of the curriculum, and, as a Year 2 student, joined the Year 5 and 6 Languages program after a recommendation from a Senior Guidance Officer. Sophie attends a very small, rural primary school of just 7 students, and as such, opportunities to push Sophie further are rarely possible. Sophie displays the maturity to perform well in this STEM Heroes program and would jump at the chance to be involved.

Teachers

Alaina Bettridge - Kin Kora State School

Why do you want to be an ambassador?

I am a Technologies teacher and see STEM as an exciting way forward to increasing our nation’s productivity. It touches part of our lives our young people are growing up in, from our smartphones to the technologies that enable us to explore the world around us and outer space. As a teacher I see it my responsibility to ensure my students have a strong foundation in STEM to succeed in and prosper into the future. I continue to endeavour to improve my ability to deliver lessons with confidence and inspiration, seeking to enable my students to their full potential.