STEM MAD is a competition that encourages students to Make A Difference, by providing a solution  to a real-life problem, in acting for justice and the common good. This aligns with Pope Francis’ letter Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home.  

Stage 3 participated in this competition, designing and creating solutions to problems they felt needed to be addressed in our local area.  Overall, there were over 120 entries submitted throughout the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and we had some great entries from our school.  

We are so pleased and proud to announce winners in two categories:

• St Francis of Assisi Award For The Care of Animals - Isabella (Yr 5) The Bird House
• Laudato Si’ Award - Joseph (Yr 5) Paper From Paper

Congratulations to Isabella and Joseph for your outstanding entries.  We are so proud of all your hard work.

Thank you to Mr Ben Woods and Mr Scott Llamas (Catholic Diocese Wollongong),  who were a part of the judging process, for visiting Holy Cross and presenting the awards to our students.  

To view these wonderful projects and others in the Diocese, please visit: 

https://sites.google.com/dow.catholic.edu.au/cedowstemmadshowcase/2022-awards