{"id":42855,"date":"2025-10-31T14:51:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=42855"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:51:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T03:51:29","slug":"stem-success-at-sydney-science-park","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/stem-success-at-sydney-science-park\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM Success at Sydney Science Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 24 October 2025, 12 students from Year 6 to Year 9 proudly represented MLC School at the Sydney Science Park STEM Cross Schools Grand Final Challenge Day. Students were placed into mixed-school teams and tasked with rapidly designing a prototype and pitching innovative solutions to industry professionals and developers from Sydney Science Park.<\/p>\n<p>We were especially proud of how our students collaborated with their peers from other schools and navigated the high-pressure environment with confidence and creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A special congratulations to <b>Nina Hespe <\/b>(Year 9), whose team was awarded <b>first place<\/b>\u00a0for their visionary apartment complex design that transforms food waste into biogas and compost for a rooftop garden. Congratulations also to <b>Eshani Dilipumakanth <\/b>(Year 6), whose team placed <b>second<\/b>\u00a0with their concept for an Indigenous Nature Reserve featuring a caf\u00e9 that sources ingredients from an edible garden supported by soil moisture sensors and water reclamation systems.<\/p>\n<p>Well done to all involved!<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Year 6 students:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Tara Siddharth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eshani Dilipumakanth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isa-Leena Cardoso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eva Comninos<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabelle Ng<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Genevieve Nguyen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Year 9 Students:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Leanne Pham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Melisande Pitman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruth Costello<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nina Hespe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Veronica Pan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hemani Ramesh<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>\u2013 <a href=\"mailto:mcassar@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">Marie Cassar<\/a><\/strong> and<a href=\"mailto:bpeace@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><strong> Bronwyn Peace<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><em>Click on gallery to view full images<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-42855 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6008.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6008-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6021-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6021-2-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6022.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6022-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6025.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6025-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6053-2.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/10\/IMG_6053-2-480x640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday 24 October 2025, 12 students from Year 6 to Year 9 proudly represented MLC School at the Sydney Science Park STEM Cross Schools Grand Final Challenge Day. 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