The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) Year 12 Program is designed to give students a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to encourage continued studies in these fields. The NYSF Year 12 Program runs two summer sessions :…
Our Singaporean members LAU Eng Seng and Sheila Cheng have generously purchased a set of 30 microscopes for the APSN Chaoyang School in Singapore. This is the same school where the Buddy Bench was installed. Sheila’s friend Carol Lim from Singapore and her nephew collected the 30 units for LAU and…
An article about our Magnifying Microscopes project appeared in the March 2023 edition (issue 1209) of the Rotary Brasil magazine. We learned about this when a Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Goioerê, District 4630, Brazil, contacted CP Di Collins to ask if we could donate a set of microscopes…
At our meeting on 26th April 2023, we had presentations from two students we sponsored to attend the Santos Science Experience at Murdoch University from 13-15th December 2022. Sean Bolton and James Wrona, from Shenton College, came to our meeting along with their Science Master, Fiona Hassell, plus their mothers. Sean had attended the…
The speaker at our meeting on Wednesday 8th February 2023 was Kelsey Sewell, who spoke about her experiences at the recent Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) camp. She went in knowing little about what to expect, and despite initial skepticism, was pleasantly surprised by the experience. Kelsey is pictured with Rotarian Stephanie…
The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay has been delighted to present the following awards to primary school students at their end of year assemblies. Primary School Recipient Award Name Loreto Nedlands Gabriella Biddle Loreto Spirit Award Hollywood Charlotte Bakitc von Krusentern School Leadership Award Dalkeith Oceana Owens Citizenship Award North…
At our meeting on 7th December 2022, Charter President Di Collins gave a presentation on the history and scope of our club’s signature project: Magnifying Microscopes. This project all started when, as a member of the Karrakatta Club, Di heard the WA Chief Scientist Prof. Lyn Beazley give one of…
Our first Peace Pole ceremony took place today at North Cottesloe Primary School, with Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Charter President Di Collins attending on behalf of our Club. The school is keen to hold the ceremony annually on November 11th.
We have sponsored awards at the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association’s annual Recital & Concerto Competition since 2019, providing sponsorship of $300 for awards in our name. This year Delia Hendrie attended the Winners’ Concert & Award Ceremony on Sunday 2nd October to present two awards on behalf of our club:…
Having successfully received a District Grant to fund our first 10 Peace Poles, our participation in this project is officially underway! All 10 schools have chosen which 4 languages they would like the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” to be displayed in, and the poles have been ordered. We…