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BellTIME AFTER-SCHOOL SCIENCE CLUBS, SUPER WHOLE SCHOOL SCIENCE SHOWS, SCIENCE HALLOWE’EN, EASTER & SUMMER CAMPS, SCIENCE PARTIES, SCIENCE CORPORATE EVENTS AND SCIENCE FAMILY EVENTS & FESTIVALS. We are a proudly Irish owned Company. Please see our website for details: www.junioreinsteinsscienceclub.com [email protected] 0858641959 National and International Franchise opportunities available: [email protected] We teach them “how to think…now what to think”, best preparing them for the unpredictability of the future challenges they will face in our constantly changing world. Our mission is to nourish a lifelong love of learning through Science in all our children (“Junior Einsteins”), igniting their natural curiosity by providing, exciting, engaging, experimental practical STEM experiences, professionally delivered in a structured, safe, supervised, educational and fun environment. Through bespoke science-based programmes (Experiments/Curriculum) we develop children’s personal confidence and self-esteem. We promote creative thinking, teamwork, imagination and problem-solving abilities. ReelLIFE SCIENCE is a science video competition for Primary and Secondary Schools, Community Groups, Youth Groups and Clubs based in Ireland. Participants of all ages are challenged to make an entertaining and engaging three minute science video, to be in with a chance of winning €1000 for their school or group and have their video screened for the public at the Galway Science and Technology Festival. Since launching in 2013, more than 9,000 science-loving students, teachers and community group members, in 300 schools and groups around Ireland, have taken part in ReelLIFE SCIENCE. In that time, more than €15,000 has been given directly to schools and community groups for their STEM programmes and activities, while the videos produced continue to have a huge audience, via TV, public screenings and online views in over 130 countries. ReelLIFE SCIENCE aims to increase the public’s engagement with science and technology in a creative way, by encouraging participants to research and communicate a scientific topic via a fun three minute video. Videos can be live-action or animated, in English or Irish, and can be made using cameras, tablets or smartphones. Teachers have said the project enabled them to “step outside the curriculum” and “contributed to skill development and pupil enjoyment of science” while it was also “a great opportunity for students who can struggle with literacy in conventional projects to produce something they were proud to show to others.” “I got to use my talent/hobby. And, I learned a lot of Science stuff!!!” Anna (TY Student) Selecting this year’s winning videos is a very special panel of Guest Judges, including comedian and TV presenter Dara Ó Briain, aeronautical engineer and astronaut-candidate Norah Patten and BT Young Scientist winner, Simon Meehan. The closing date for submissions is Friday October 19th and the best videos at each level (primary school, secondary school, community group) will be announced during Science Week 2018. Winning filmmakers will be invited to attend a public screening and awards ceremony at the Galway Science and Technology Festival in NUI Galway on November 25th. 50 If you want to learn more about STEM, while having fun developing your communication and digital skills, visit www.reellifescience.com. ReelLIFE SCIENCE is directed by Dr. Enda O’Connell, based in NUI Galway, and is supported by Science Foundation Ireland, the CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, the Community Knowledge Initiative and the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science. 51