Welcome to the Cawthron Scitec Expo.
This event encourages and supports Nelson Tasman students to pursue STEAMs – science, technology, engineering, arts and maths.
Our founder, Thomas Cawthron, believed science was the key to a better future. This event sees local schools, organisations and businesses collaborating to inspire the next generation of scientists in Te Tau Ihu.
Scitec Expo
The Expo runs every second year and is open to Nelson Tasman students from Years 1-13 to enter science, research, technology or art projects. These are displayed at the Expo and reviewed by a team of judges who interview students as part of the assessment process. This year’s expo will be held on 19 and 20 August at Founders Park in Nelson.
Scitec timeline
Tuesday 6 May
– Registrations open online. We recommend you don’t register until your project is well underway.
Mid-July (date TBC)
– Registrations close.
Friday 15 August
– Deadline for communication award videos and digital entries to be submitted.
Monday 18 August
– Physical projects to be dropped off at Founders Park between 2pm and 5.30pm.
Tuesday 19 August
– Judging Interviews 9am – 3pm. These will be scheduled in school groups and offered via video conferencing where required.
– Public viewing 3:30pm – 6pm.
Wednesday 20 August
– Remaining judging interviews and conclusion of expo.
October
– Prize winners will be celebrated at a prizegiving ceremony held at Pūtangitangi Greenmeadows Centre in Stoke.
Planning on entering this year?
Our Student/Teacher guide helps you plan your project, explains the requirements of the various categories you can enter and details prizes.
Platinum Sponsor.
Our tremendous thanks to Nelson Pine Industries Ltd for their ongoing generous support of the Cawthron Scitec Expo.
Gold Sponsors.
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors for supporting this year’s Scitec Expo.
Silver Sponsors.
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors confirmed so far.
Become a Scitec sponsor.
Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more about sponsoring Scitec.