A local Proserpine State High Schooler has been selected for one of Australia’s highly prestigious science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs which selects only 140 students from across the country.
Proserpine State High School year nine student Ella Cram earned her place in the six-month learning program Curious Minds after a rigorous application and short-listing process.
The program – which enables high potential female students in years nine and 10 – invites its 140 students to benefit from the expertise and mentorship of 94 STEM coaches across a half-year period of exploring all aspects of STEM through lectures, experiments, workshops, coaching, and networking.
The young Proserpine student was ecstatic to receive the news of her successful application and said she had “not been expecting it”.
“I thought my chances were incredibly slim; really, really slim,” Ella said.
“It took a lot of work and detail with teacher referrals, information about my grades. I’m excited to start the six-months of training in January through July.”
Ella had completed this year’s International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) test – a voluntary skills-based assessment program that functions much like school examinations – when her teacher, Ms Sherelle Shields, had suggested attempting to gain a place in Curious Minds.
“I encouraged Ella through the Curious Mind application process as she is an amazing student. Ella shows excellent aptitude in the area of STEM and is an exemplary role model for all of her peers,” Ms Shields said.
The year nine student has always had an interest in biology and chemistry and believes the program will help her achieve her dreams of working in the sciences.
“The career I want to go into once I finish school is in the sciences – I’ll go to medical school and then become a forensic pathologist,” Ella said.
“I want knowledge of that field from this program and an understanding of what that kind of rigorous learning is like.”
Ella will take part in multiple Curious Minds camps throughout 2023 during the six-month program.
Proserpine year nine student Ella Cram will take part in a prestigious STEM program called Curious Minds in 2023
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