Kudos Science Spinners

Mya Komene from Aiga Tasi / Fraser High school was awarded the Braemar Charitable Trust & Health Pathway scholarship award valued at $1000 last Friday at The Kudos Science Excellence awards.

This prize is awarded to Science Spinners student who is on the academic path for a career in Health and Medicine.

“From the science expos I attended I was able to get a glimpse of what it looks like being in the different science industries and communities. This ignited my passion and gave me an opportunity to see possible career pathways in action and gave me a sense of what I could do in the future” Mya

Thanks to Mya’s family and friends for joining us to celebrate all the science achievements of the region!

Malo lava & congratulations Mya! 🏆
Kudos to The Braemar Charitable Trust & Paula Baker 👏🏽👏🏽

Our science educators and communicators are vital to the growth of science engagement and participation, particularly in encouraging our rangatahi from all walks of life to know their opinions and contributions to solving real problems matter!

This year the Kudos Awards Science Spinners Science Teacher, Communicator, Educator finalists came from a diverse pool of science education!

And are all doing incredible work boosting our science achievement and academic levels - in particular for our Maori, Pasifika and our young women!

We are proud to have this award named after our programme and to be part of the Kudos Awards!!
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For those students at Katikati College doing Horticulture you are lucky to have this awesome programme run by Mrs Johnson! She won this years award! 🏆

Some of you will have also taken part in heart health activities with Dr Anuj Bhargava and his cool team from Pūtahi Manawa and Manaaki Manawa! 👏🏽👏🏽

Pāpāmoa college… Mr Soh is your man! What an awesome, passionate science teacher you guys have.

These young wahine had the region’s scientists and science community inspired by their passion for science and pursuits of STEM education.

We had the pleasure of inviting them to join us at The Kudos Science Excellence Awards and to be recognised by some of the region’s best Science minds 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Aliyah Alchin, Chelsea Smart, Dr Liz Carpenter, Mya Komene and Evelyn Dijkstra

Aliyah & Chelsea are yr 7-8 and won the overall Waikato Regional Science Fair!

Evelyn was runner up Best in Fair!

Mya Komene, Aiga Tasi, Fraser High School won the & Science Spinners Health scholarship worth $1000 to support her pathway in Health and academics.

Celebrating one of our three finalists in the Science Spinners Science Teacher / Educator / Communicator category for the 2023 Kudos Awards, Lian Soh from Pāpāmoa College.

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Lian Soh Pāpāmoa College science and chemistry teacher Lian Soh weaves Mātauranga Māori with modern educational concepts, in an inclusive, culturally-responsive approach to science. By infusing Mātauranga Māori into their teaching, Lian fosters a unique educational approach that empowers students to th...

Give some love to these awesome science educators who have been selected as the top 3 finalists in this year’s science education category for our awards, The Kudos Science excellence awards!

They are all remarkable educators who are passionate about teaching science and STEM and we are fortunate to have them working with students across the Waikato and Toi Moana.

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2021 Kudos Emerging Science Award winner, Dr Megan Grainger and her awesome team guided students through one of our mini-labs.

The NZ honey industry is a multi-million dollar industry and all batches of honey that are exported need to be tested using reliable methods.

At Science Spinners, students discovered how tests carried out by our senses can be subjective, and investigated how scientists use instruments to give reproducible and reliable results.

Students used a colour scale to grade honey then compared their results with that from a UV/visible spectrophotometer.

New Zealand produces an array of native honeys which all have unique properties, including colour, aromas and flavours.

Students also got to taste different New Zealand honeys and used flavour charts to help guide vocabulary to pick out different aromas and flavours of each floral type.

Pleasant aromas such as 'perfume', 'floral' 'orange skittle' were present…but some honeys had some aromas that were not quite so pleasant including 'ear wax', 'bottom of the shoe', and 'zoo'!

The students were grateful for the support and learning you gave them during the week! 👏🏽👏🏽🤩

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Awesome aiga in the house!

has taken off!

Check out who’s in the house!!

Giving a shout out to Seb and Anuj from team Manaaki Manawa - Centre for Heart Research who led the "Body Rock'n lab" - medical/health lab, and they sure didn't hold back! 😂

They not only spent the whole day engaging our South Auckland tamaiti/rangatahi with practical, hands-on S.T.E.M and how it can apply in heart health monitoring, tools and medicine, but they joined in the Tik Toking too!

Learning Science takes on a whole new meaning at Science Spinners!

Waikato - you are next! Hope you've registered!
https://www.sciencespinners.org.Nz

Have you ever thought about becoming a doctor but felt there were too many challenges or obstacles?

Chloe’s story shows you can do it just like she did, and shares the importance of why you should seriously consider it.

Thanks to programmes like Māori and Pacific Admission Scheme - MAPAS and support from our partnership with the Braemar Charitable Trust we can offer scholarships to begin your journey in Health.

Check it out here:
https://www.sciencespinners.org.nz/copy-of-registration-form

As a doctor, being Māori is my superpower - E-Tangata “When a MAPAS student finishes work, they often drive home to a whānau where their knowledge of the health system is so badly needed. We’re pursuing equity not just at mahi, but in our whare, at our marae, and in our whānau circles.” — Chloe Fergusson-Tibble.

Congratulations Professor Rangi Mātāmua!! Awesome news 🏅

Introducing the 2023 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year, Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa: Professor Rangi Mātāmua! 🇳🇿

New Zealander of the Year Awards are streaming now on TVNZ+

Kia orana Tāmaki Makaurau!

Please remember schools across the motu are waiting for places. If you're one of our priority 1 schools then: Teachers please make sure you're registered! Students, you can help by reminding them and getting your permissions slips back in 😊

Registrations here: https://www.sciencespinners.org.nz/registration




Kia manuia!
Thank you!

Thanks for inviting us South Waikato District Council and South Waikato Investment Fund Trust. It was great to talk with our young wahine about Science and STEM careers, and share some tips to navigate these for the future.

This was delivered as part of International Women’s Day 2023 theme “DigitALL: Innovation & Technology for gender equality”

See you at Science Spinners 🙌🏽

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day by acknowledging all our incredible wahine scientists for their research, innovation and discoveries that continues to pave the way for a better future.

Our Kudos scientists are involved in supporting our Kudos Science Spinners events and many of them attended our local schools 🌟

In the photo are Kudos scientists:

Assoc Prof Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Dr Megan Grainger
Prof Kura Paul Burke
Dr Corinne Watts
Claire Bradley
Yvonne Taura

Happy International Womens Day!

Watch more about their outstanding achievements on our YouTube channel

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSlkH912JjXW7-VYamjUOpBwsMvL4oBP6

This weekend we were with our friends at the Waikato Museum | Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
to help inspire some of our region’s younger and more curious minds in Science, and to celebrate the tamariki of Kirikiriroa on Children’s Day!

They were inquisitive, excited and enthusiastic to learn and we all had heaps of fun!

Thank you to all our little friends who joined us, and to your mums, dads, nans and pops for bringing you out to celebrate your day!


The Kudos Science Trust - Kudos Awards

We celebrate all our young wahine pursuing the Sciences, both academically and in career pathways 🌟

We love the work you’ve been doing with us at Science Spinners and we can’t wait to see where your paths lead to. Keeping striving and reaching for the ✨

Happy international women and girls in science day!

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How awesome is this to commemorate Waitangi Day!

This special doodle was created by Māori digital artist Hori-Te Ariki Mataki, founder of Indigenous Creative Design] 👏🏽👏🏽

Google holds top spot for most visited site and a search engine processing 8.5 billion requests a day! Wow that’s huge!

Mataki is a multi-disciplinary digital designer, and though being contacted by giant Google he’s always been committed to giving back to his people and raising a community on the values his Tipuna instilled in him growing up in challenging circumstances. Challenges that still face many of our rangatahi and tamaiti today.

Through Ariki Creative he has kept his whānau values, pioneering a dedicated pathway for countless young Māori into the digital industry.

“In the community I grew up in there was not a lot of belief in what is possible, so part of what we do at Ariki is to push through what is possible, building inspiration and belief in what we can do.”

Ariki Creative has developed 25 young interns over five years, with some of them joining the team long-term”.

Thank you for your awesome work and for sharing your inspiring story Indigenous Creative Design]

Thank you to all our schools for making our year awesome 🙏🏽 ⭐️ 👏🏽

We hope you try some new things and set some great goals over the holidays, and even if you think you’re far away from reaching them, remember this old Chinese proverb…
Thé man who moves a mountain starts by carrying away small stones.

Stay safe, enjoy the holidays and see ya all next year!

DATE DROP 2023!

Waikato - Bay of Plenty - South Auckland are you ready!!!

The original hands-on rotational Science/STEM 1 Day programmes are back for 2023…but wait, there’s more!

We’re excited to include Aerospace and Digitech/Coding for next year too!!

For more go to:

https://www.sciencespinners.org.nz/

The reality of pursuing aerospace careers has never been more within your reach!

If you’ve always dreamed of being an astronaut or interested in space science get along to one of these cool free sessions run by our friends at Tauranga STEM Festival and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

This is a great opportunity to hear from a real life astronaut!

GOOD LUCK FOR TERM 4 WHANAU!

Start it strong 🔥💪🏽

Celebrating Wahine Leaders in STEM

Do you love working outdoors?
Do you love problem solving?
Do you love sharing knowledge to help our communities flourish?
Do you love biology?

Yvonne Taura, Māori researcher and ecologist working on restoration and sustainability of Te Repo (wetlands)

Ecology is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

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Wahine Leaders in STEM - Yvonne Taura Yvonne is a Kaihangarau Maori - Maori Researcher in ecology working to restore Repo (Wetlands) Check out what she does as a scientist and why out wetlands ar...

Celebrating Wahine Leaders in STEM! 👏🏽👏🏽

Do you love the ocean and diving?
Do you like working out in open spaces?
Do you love problem solving?
Do you want to connect more with the Moana and our environment...?

Well, you'll probably love what Prof Kura does! She is a Kudos expert and ambassador for science, and she's such an awesome role model for our young wahine and rangatahi all over Aotearoa!

Check it out!

You can also see more of Kura's work on our Youtube channel!


SCANZ University of Waikato - Tauranga Tauranga STEM Festival

Celebrating Wahine Leaders in STEM #1 Professor Kura Paul-Burke is a Maori marine ecologist and Professor of Marine Research based in Tauranga. She is a leader is marine ecology and her focus is ...

⭐️WORLD TEACHERS DAY⭐️ thank you to all the amazing kaiako and teachers across Aotearoa!!