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A teacher from Seaholme Primary School in Melbourne's western suburbs, attended the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy in the United StatesMickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
Twelve Australian teachers have attended an advanced training program in the United States of America that helps teachers ignite a love of maths and science in their students.
The teachers from Melbourne’s west and Gippsland attended the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy in Houston, Texas.
The Academy, which provides an intensive week–long training program, was established by ExxonMobil with professional golfer Phil Mickelson and his wife Amy, to advance maths and science education. The Academy classes are run by two of America’s leading teacher training organisations, the National Teachers Association and Math Solutions.
National Youth Science Forum
ExxonMobil is a major sponsor of the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) which is a not-for-profit organisation based at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. The NYSF has been operating for 26 years in partnership with Rotary International which manages the student application selection process.
The aim of the Forum, which is live-in at ANU for twelve days, is to provide 450 top year 12 science students from around Australia with an overview of university and career opportunities. The program is designed to assist final year secondary school students to decide on a career in science or engineering and the appropriate university study options.
University awards
ExxonMobil supports a range of student engineering excellence awards and projects at many Australian universities including Monash, Melbourne, RMIT, New South Wales, Sydney, Queensland and Adelaide.
