STANSW Science Education News Journal 2019 2019 SEN Vol 68 Issue 4 | Page 17

ASSOCIATION ARTICLES NEWS The NSW Premier's Prizes for Science and Engineering Congratulations, STANSW Member Stuart Garth from Redeemer Baptist School 200 State, National and International awards. This dedication is essential in ensuring that our most promising students choose career paths in STEM-related fields, and become the researchers and inventors of tomorrow. The NSW Premier‘s Prizes for Science & Engineering seek to recognise excellence in science and engineering, and reward leading researchers for cutting-edge work that has generated economic, environmental, health, social or technological benefits for New South Wales. Aside from his work at Redeemer Baptist School, Stuart has been at the forefront of the Science Teachers’ Association of NSW (STANSW) Young Scientist Committee for 20 years. This leadership has led him to develop a comprehensive website for students and teachers, including benchmark projects. In recent years he has single-handedly brought together the professional STEM Teacher Associations in the promotion of investigation awards that are entirely syllabus-based. STANSW is delighted to congratulate Stuart Garth for winning the NSW State Premier’s Award for science teaching. He works so hard with his students to help build their skills in scientific research and does so very successfully. Furthermore, he has been one of the main driving forces in the expansion of STANSW’s Young Scientist program and an inspiration for the teams that have been selected to partake in the International Science and Engineering Festival (ISEF) in the USA each year, with extraordinary success. Well done Stuart! Furthermore, the new NSW Depth Studies and Science Extension Course are a direct result of Stuart‘s active deliberations with Kerry Sheehan from NESA, providing structured frameworks to conduct investigations in class time. Stuart’s leadership has influenced not only the students under his direct care, but thousands who have been involved in the STANSW Young Scientist Competition and many thousands more who will benefit from the changes he has inspired in NESA‘s new science courses. Stuart was presented with his Award on Tuesday evening, 30th October, 2019, with the Governor, the NSW State Premier and the State Minister for Education. Read about all the 2019 award recipients at https://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/premiersprizes/2019- category-winners Category 9: Innovation in Science or Mathematics Teaching in NSW Stuart Garth – Redeemer Baptist School Premier’s Prize Recipients’ Stuart Garth has been actively teaching open-ended investigations at Redeemer Baptist School for over 30 years. His remarkable leadership has led to 15 of his students being selected to represent Australia at the world‘s largest pre-university STEM competition, the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). This representation is three times greater than any other teacher in Australia, a particularly impressive result for a single- streamed school. Stuart‘s innovative student-centred teaching style has seen him mentor over 300 STEM projects, which have received more than Stuart Garth with Premier 17 SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL NEWS VOL 68 NO 4