Budding Scientists collaborative (BSc)

Saturday Science for Students in School Years 4 - 7

Our Budding Scientists collaborative (BSc) program is completely unique, like no other available! Through each 8-week term, your child will work in our real research laboratory with our real research scientists, using real laboratory equipment and learning real science knowledge and mastering real laboratory skills equivalent to those usually only taught at undergraduate (and sometimes postgraduate!) university level! Students work in small research teams with a ratio of one demonstrator for every four students. There are limited places available!

Budding Scientists collaborative (BSc)

Saturday Science

for Students in School Years 4 - 7

$680 incl. GST per term

TERM 4 2023 (8 week term)

Saturdays commencing

14th October

until 2nd December (inclusive)  

Choose from the following session options:

11 am - 12.30 pm or

1.30 pm - 3 pm

Note that additional Saturday sessions may be available on request, and pending student numbers. Please contact us if you are interested in earlier or later session times.

Joining our Budding Scientists collaborative includes:

If you wish to register more than two siblings, please contact us for discounted rates and assistance with our registration process.

Through our Budding Scientists collaborative program students gain Science Knowledge in six key focus areas of microbiology, and Laboratory Skills in a further six key areas - check out our visual curriculum guide below, and read more about our MSchool curriculum here.  

Each term students can expect to focus on an average of three Knowledge / Lab Skills areas, with the opportunity to become competent in all twelve Knowledge / Lab Skills areas across a program year. Gaining of competencies are informally acknowledged for each student throughout each term. In addition, each term students will focus their learning to master one of four Key Microbes -  noting that all of our microbes are Class 1 microorganisms that are safe for students to work with! And in term 4 of each year there is even the opportunity for students to select their own special  Wildcard Microbe on which to practise and extend their learnings by undertaking their own individual or collaborative research project supervised by our scientists. Students then have the opportunity to present their research findings to parents and guests (including other scientists) at our end-of-year MSchool research conference, where we also formally acknowledge student achievements from throughout the year!