11 Wicklow Primary Schools Awarded Research Ireland Curious Minds Award

Local schools are being recognised for achievements in Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths.

The Curious Minds initiative ignites a passion for curiosity-driven learning in Primary Schools through hands-on learning and activities.

These engaging activities and experiments include design and make projects like math trails, rocket launches, explorations of school-ground biodiversity, egg drop experiments, pond construction, vegetable cultivation, marble run creations, coding initiatives, and applying STEM principles to solve real-world problems 

Schools participating in the Curious Minds Awards initiative apply for one of three award tiers - Silver, Gold or Platinum depending on the number of classes involved and how far along their STEM journey they are.

This year in Wicklow, seven schools received the Gold Award, one received the Platinum Award and three received the Silver Award.

Commenting on the awards, Celine Fitzgerald, Interim Chief Executive Officer at Research Ireland, said:

I am extremely proud to see the continued interest in, and impact of, the Research Ireland Curious Minds programme. The appetite for engagement through fun, practical STEM learning within our school community is so evident. Our goal is to empower teachers and to inspire students, showing the younger generation that STEM is not just a subject, but a way of exploring, understanding, and shaping the world around them.