Tipperary ladies show their STEM skills at the Ploughing
The Tipp students were showing off their STEM skills, where girls are starting to outnumber boys in the programme
Teams from schools across Tipperary county have competed at international Vex Robotics competitions across the globe, and at the recent Ploughing Championships Zoe O'Sullivan and Tara Sadlier from Tipperary town took the chance to display their skills.
They were with the Head of IT for Offaly County Council, Ray Bell, who brought the VEX Robotics message to the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan.
Fans of all ages were trying out their robotics skills in the Offaly Off We Go Pavilion located near the NPA headquarters at the Ploughing, including Zoe and Tara.
"The VEX Robotics programme is centred around the future of work for young people and stresses the importance of the STEM subjects – science, technology, engineering and maths," explained Ray.
The programme has been rolled out in many schools in Tipperary, and in neighbouring Offaly Ray says that there are more girls involved now than boys “which is bucking the trend”.