JTCC W.I.S.E CLUB BRAIN BEE
The W.I.S.E club is made up of female students in year 10 interested in science and engineering. At the end of last term the girls competed round 1 of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Neuroscience brain bee competition. The UNSW brain bee challenge is tailored to engage students in understanding neuroscience and how it affects us. Isabella Nunes was successful in obtaining a position in the top 50 competitors within NSW. Unfortunately, Vivienne Dos Santos missed out by only 1% but was given the opportunity to attend the UNSW Brain bee competition state finals as a support for Isabella.
On the 24th of June, 2022 Isabella Nunes, Vivienne Dos Santos and their teacher Miss Jessica Coventry attended UNSW for the state finals. Once at the University of New South Wales, Isabella left to compete in the state finals whilst Miss Coventry and Vivienne explored the university. After this and a quick morning tea break the girls got to engage with a range of PhD students telling us about their research and how they got interested in Neuroscience. Additionally the afternoon provided the students with the opportunity to interact with a neuroscience workshop and explore the National Disease Museum. The neuroscience workshop allowed Vivienne and Isabella to understand how the brain works through simulating different scenarios and observing the outcomes. Throughout this experience the W.I.S.E club had the opportunity to explore, investigate and become scientists for the day.
