Ayrshire College Foundation Newsletter Issue 2 | Page 4

Mission Discovery: The Facts

This year was the first
year Mission Discovery
came to Ayrshire.

1 week. 5 days.
Monday - Friday.
13 - 17 June 2016.

50 College students competed
for the chance to have their
experiment launched
into space.

150 Ayrshire secondary
school pupils also took part
in this brand new event.

Mission Discovery has re-ignited
Ayrshire’s appetite for Science Technology
Engineering and Maths (STEM). These
are often subjects that are avoided or
stigmatised as too hard or boring. The
number of young people interested in
pursuing a career in these industries is
lower than desired, and it is vital that young
people pursue STEM subjects to build a
Scottish workforce of Engineers, Scientists,
Manufacturers, Mathematicians
and so many more.
The Ayrshire College Foundation aimed to
transform pupil’s interest in these subjects
into a career choice by demonstrating the
value of STEM subjects through the
Mission Discovery program.