Prize-giving ceremony of the National Science and Technology Fair 2016 |15 October 2016
‘An excellent setting to nurture our science talents in Seychelles’
The 18th Science and Technology Fair closed yesterday with an exhibition and prize-giving ceremony at the Seychelles Institute for Teacher Education (Site).
Every two years, principal secretaries, CCATS director general, school director general, head teachers, teachers and students meet to share innovative, environmental and scientific projects. This year 21 projects were showcased, 7 from primary, 12 from secondary and two from post secondary. It was not an easy task to evaluate the projects but at the end of the day the four judges came up with the following results:
Category 1 (Primary 3-4)
1st : Independent school – Project “Hairy caterpillar”
2nd : Beau Vallon school – Project “Distribution of surf clams in Seychelles”
Category 2 (Primary 5-6)
1st : Anse-Boileau school - Project “Mosquitoes”
2nd : Bel Eau school – Project “Beach erosion”
3rd : Takamaka school – Project “Pollution-sustainable living”
Category 3 (Secondary 1-3)
1st : Anse Boileau school – Project “Waste management”
2nd : Belonie school – Project “Obesity : causes and effects”
3rd : Anse Boileau school – Project “Human heart and related diseases”
Category 4 (Secondary 4-5)
1st : English River school – Project “Extraction of cinnamon oil”
2nd : Pointe Larue school – Project “Biology models for all students”
3rd : Anse Boileau school – Project “Coastal erosion and climate change”
Category 5 (Post-secondary)
1st : SITE – Project “Steam distillation from cinnamon”
2nd : SALS – Project “Coral bleaching”
Most Innovative Project
Primary : Independent School with the project “Hairy caterpillar”
Secondary : Anse Boileau – Project “Coastal erosion and climate change”
Post-secondary : SITE – Project “Steam distillation from cinnamon”
Most Environmentally Friendly Project
Primary : Takamaka – Project “Pollution-sustainable living”
Secondary : Pointe Larue – Project “Biology models for all students”
Post-secondary : SALS – Project “Coral bleaching”.
In her closing remarks, the principal secretary for early childhood, primary and secondary education Merida Delcy congratulated all students who took part in the fair.
“Thank you for your enthusiasm to explain your project. This fair is an excellent setting to nurture our science talents in Seychelles. They have been brilliant. Science and technology will change our lifestyle. We are here to encourage and empower our future generation. So, we have to set up and nurture their talents in scientific research, sense of wonder and curiosity to discover and develop new ideas,” she said.
She noted that teaching science and doing research projects are really important as it affects our everyday lives.
She urged all institutions to take part in this fair, the professional centres for example.
“The Ministry of Education is engaged and committed to promoting science and technology. It’s an application skills, daily life and lessons, not just a subject. Do not wait for 2018 to start your new project,” said PS Delcy.
Before officially closing the event, the chairperson of the non-governmental organization Sustainability for Seychelles, Marie-Therese Purvis, handed over a solar panel education kit to PS Delcy.
S4S secretary Michelle Martin explained that it’s a PV and educational kit to play with in science projects, to encourage and stimulate science and technology lessons.
“It’s a challenge for the teacher to experiment with PV solar. You will have a workshop and a competition about the PV kit in February 2017,” she added.
