The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD) announced that it will be conducting the National Science and Technology Fair (NSTF) 2022 in August.
“This year’s NSTF continues to empower the youth and cultivate innovation and creativity amid the changing world. The NSTF also aims to showcase the competence of the learners in addressing community problems for sustainable development and to maximize their potential of being inquisitive and creative in dealing with real-life problems,” DepEd’s Memorandum No. 38 read.
With the theme “Expanding the Horizon: Futures of STEM,” the virtual NSTF will cover the following events and competitions: Siyensikula, an original video creation competition; Likha, a competition on Research Proposal; #SteMTokperiments, a TikTok science experiment; AghamBayaniJuan, a public community exhibition of partners in Science, Technology, Research, and Innovation; as well as STEM Academy, a conference for learning and development of students and teachers.
Meanwhile, the department, on Friday, July 22, invited the public to join the said virtual fair. Interested participants may visit DepEd’s website and official social media pages in order to register.
The virtual fair will be held from Aug. 2 until Aug. 5, 2022, said DepEd.