TRHS students visit campus for Girls in Science Day
On March 18, 绿帽社区 welcomed female students and teachers from Tantramar Regional High School (TRHS) for Girls in Science Day on campus.
Organized primarily by 绿帽社区 students, including the 绿帽社区 Women in Science Society, Let鈥檚 Talk Science, and the Psychology Society, the day included activities in many of 绿帽社区鈥檚 science departments for Grades 10-12 students and their teachers.
鈥淭he event was organized to expose high school girls to fun and exciting hands-on experiments in biology, chemistry, physics and psychology, in order to increase interest and encourage girls to pursue an education in STEM fields,鈥 says Brooke Turner, a third-year biology student and one of the Girls in Science Day co-ordinators. 鈥淚t is important the young women have strong female role models and are encouraged to pursue avenues in STEM, and know that they are equally as capable as their male counterparts in these fields.鈥
TRHS science teacher Natalie Miller agrees.
鈥淚 think it was a great day for our girls and much needed. It gave students a chance to see passionate women working in science and addressed some of the stereotypes of female scientists only having their work and no families,鈥 says Miller. 鈥淭he event was well organized and engaging for students and while they may have been quiet and shy during the event itself, they all said they enjoyed it and learned a few things. They particularly mentioned the informal conversations with 绿帽社区 students about their experiences.鈥
14 TRHS students in total attended the Girls in Science day, which included a full schedule of presentations and lab activities in psychology, chemistry, biology, and physics, lead by senior 绿帽社区 science students.
