• When

    5 November & 4 December 2025

  • Location

    Charlestown, NSW

  • Time

    1 hour and 30 minutes

  • Audience

    Educators

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About

Are you a Hunter Region STEM educator with an interest in building your professional connections? Join us in Charlestown to launch the Hunter Region STEM network! 

  • Meet other local educators to share and learn from each other
  • Engage in hands-on STEM activities and discuss classroom implementation
  • Gain insights into high quality STEM resources and programs
  • Join Q.Ed Community, the online community of practice to connect educators across the state.

With the support of local educators, Questacon facilitates state-based STEM network meetings, connecting educators with each other, with resources, and with the local STEM community.

Each meeting you’ll hear from local educators about their classroom practice, connect to your local Questacon Regional Leader, complete a creative hands-on STEM activity, and explore how you can extend and enrich your STEM teaching.

Things to know

  • Suitable for NSW primary and high school teachers, school lab techs, pre-service teachers and outreach educators, as well as those with an interest in STEM education
  • Meetings will be held at The Place: Charlestown Community Centre, corner of Frederick and Pearson Streets, Charlestown, NSW
  • FREE to attend, but registration is essential to secure your spot
  • For more information, reach out to our team at teachers@questacon.edu.au
  • Meetings are held each term, but places are limited.

About the Program

Questacon Regional Leaders are in every state and territory, building networks of educator communities across the country. Q.Ed community is a hub for state-based communities of practice led by teachers and facilitated by Questacon. With regular, in-person and virtual meets, a Teams channel to chat, professional learning resources and grab'n’go activities and more, Q.Ed community gives you the access, networking and resources to elevate your STEM classroom, wherever you are.