It Takes a Spark STEM Conference

We thought about waiting until next year to open registration, you know when it’s all a little quieter and everyone is refreshed from the holidays but...
We are fully embracing the conference theme 'Imagine, Invent and Inspire – we are the change' - STEAM learning develops the thinkers, problem solvers and change creators that imagine, invent and shape the world.

🚌Schools don’t wait.

🚀Planning 2026 happens now.

✍Hold your places.

🌟Use the event to inspire students. Develop STEM in your professional practice.

Secure early bird by placing on-hold, confirm numbers/approval later.

🎟️ https://spark-educonferences.com.au/registration-25-june-2026-qld/

🎉Celebrating our 10th year!

Victoria 2026 marks the anniversary of the It Takes a Spark STEM Conference. Mark your diaries now for Thursday, 22 October 2026.

Lead by passionate STEM educators and students who together, imagine, invent and inspire change.

Next steps:
✨ Save the date 22nd October 2026
✨ Share it with your planning team
✨ Get involved – attend, present, or showcase your STEM projects!
✨ Join the mailing list for programme announcements
✨ Early bird opens 8th June 2026

https://spark-educonferences.com.au/

🚀 Big news, WA!
The 2026 It Takes a Spark STEM Conference is officially locked in!
🗓️ Thursday, 24 September 2026
We’re celebrating nine amazing years of bringing WA’s passionate STEM educators and students together to imagine, invent and inspire change.

Here’s what to do next:
✨ Save the date 24th Sept 2026
✨ Share it with your planning team
✨ Early bird opens 1 June 2026
✨ Get involved – attend, present, or showcase your STEM projects!

🌟We have exciting news for QLD educators – the 2026 It Takes a Spark STEM Conference is locked in!

The steering committee - made up of leading, dedicated and passionate STEM educators from Queensland, have aligned on the conference theme believing this is what will make a difference for YOU as educators, in your schools, and YOUR students learning outcomes.

💡'Imagine, Invent and Inspire – we are the change'💡

What to expect for 2026
✅A later start (9.45am) so travel is easier
✅A keynote from Dr Naomi Paxton, a multi-award winning science communicator, dual TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for diversity in STEM.
✅An open STEM Expo for everyone to explore
✅Dedicated masterclasses for teachers and hands-on workshops for students
✅Problem Solver Design Challenges after lunch
✅A 2.15pm finish, with thanks to Grace Lutheran College for offering free bus transport for local schools 🚌

✍Make sure you hear it first. Express YOUR interest so we can send info directly to your inbox.

https://spark-educonferences.com.au/interested-in-attending-or-contributing/

We are thrilled to announce the first round of student scholarships to attend It Takes a Spark STEM Conference | Victoria 2025 are now open.

Victoria's conference theme 'Adapt : Inspire - shaping the future' will highlight how STEAM learning inspires people to dream, adapt to change and shape the future.

🚀Teachers, apply for student scholarships for your school by Thursday 21st August for first round offer.

*Spark Student Scholarship Application Form* spark-educonferences.com.au/spark-scholarship-application/

🎉 Registrations are NOW OPEN for Victoria's 2025 It Takes a Spark STEM Conference!

🌟 Theme: Adapt : Inspire - shaping the future' will highlight how STEAM learning inspires people to dream, adapt to change and shape the future.

Be ready for a vibrant day of learning, connection, excitement, and imagination, designed by educators for year 4 to 10 students and teacher PD.

📅 Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025
📍 Location: The Knox School, 220 Burwood Hwy Wantirna Sth VIC

✨ What’s on:
✅ Inspiring keynotes by leading STEM experts: Dr Tim Kitchen, Adobe's Senior Education Specialist, and Assoc. Prof. Phoebe Toups Dugas from Exertion Games Labe, Creative Technologies Discipline Group, Monash University.

✅ Hands-on workshops like Detecting the Unseen: Dark Matter, Conductivity with Makey Makey, Cartesian Divers, MagLev Technology, and many more
✅ Teacher Professional Learning from top STEM educators
✅ Engaging Problem Solver sessions, including Learn to Design Games: Mechanics, Dynamics, Aesthetics; Quantum measurements using light, Designed by Nature: Innovating with Biomimicry, and Moonbase Design

🎫 Early Bird pricing available until 19 September – secure your place early!
https://spark-educonferences.com.au/registration-23-october-2025-vic/

Proudly sponsored by...
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
Inspire Robotics
BenQ
Bentley Systems
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Britannica Education ANZ
IXL EdMinds Webuild Kids Unlimited

✨Explore the wonderful world of Space with Dr Adelle Goodwin! Western Australia's 2025 It Takes a Spark STEM Conference - Keynote Speaker 📡🔭🌠

Dr Adelle Goodwin is an astrophysicist and Forrest Research Foundation Fellow at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. Her career pathway was forged by a love of reading, understanding why things behave the way they do, and a deep curiosity about space (like do black holes really devour everything in their path?). 🌌

✨When you look up at the night sky, there are billions of stars twinkling, but, what happens when these stars die?

Adelle’s research looks at the objects we don’t see: the dense remnants of dead stars called black holes and neutron stars. One of four sisters (including an identical twin), Adelle comes from a family of strong women that values finding what you are passionate about and following that pathway; whether it is medicine, environmental conservation, 18th Century French literature, or astrophysics.

Adelle holds a PhD in Astrophysics from Monash University (2021), and a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) from Monash University (2016). In addition to astronomy, Adelle is passionate about the environment, family, and playing team sports such as netball. In her free time, Adelle volunteers as a Night Sky Tour guide at the Perth Observatory.

WA It Takes a Spark STEM Conference
📅 Date: Tuesday, 16th September 2025
🕘 8.45am – 2.45pm
📍 Location: Frederick Irwin Anglican School, Mandurah WA

🔖Early Bird pricing available until 13 August – option to 'Hold Places' to secure your place!

🔗 Schools can register now via our booking form: spark-educonferences.com.au/registration-16-september-2025-wa/

Proudly supported by
Intuyu Consulting
City of Kwinana Perth Observatory
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia - CMEWA IXL Woodside Energy City of Mandurah
Synergy Australian Earth Science Education Webuild

Host School - Frederick Irwin Anglican School