The Future You team recently met with families from across Sydney at the Kensington Oval as part of the Randwick Culture Vibes Festival.
At the energising event, we unpacked the STEM careers involved in making the Sydney Olympic Park tick and challenged stereotypes around who does STEM through our draw who you see activity (you can download this and give it a go at home or in the classroom).
Incorporating interactive STEM into public programs like the Randwick Culture Vibes Festival is crucial as part of our mission to shift public perceptions and attitudes. Research shows that parents and carers can profoundly influence children’s interest in STEM fields 1 – and so it’s vital that we’re sharing the breadth of the STEM world in school, but also outside of it, by engaging with parents, carers, teachers, kids and the press at every opportunity.
By showcasing relatable role models and providing engaging content, we can help children across Australia see a bright future for themselves in STEM.
1 Modelling the relationship between parents’ STEM awareness and elementary school children’s STEM career interest and attitudes. Menşure Alkış Küçükaydın, Elçin Ayaz, in Social Psychology of Education. 2025.