Senior Students Lead the Way at Science Roadshow

The Science Roadshow returned to the Boys’ School this term, turning JC Chalmers Hall into a lively hub of scientific discovery. With over sixty hands-on exhibits covering everything from forces and patterns to environmental science, the Saint Kentigern pitstop on their nation-wide tour invited students to explore real-world concepts in a playful and practical way.

This year, our Senior science monitors played a key role in making the experience so engaging. Spread across the exhibition floor, they helped younger students navigate each station, explained how things worked, and asked thoughtful questions to get their peers thinking more deeply. Their leadership brought a sense of teamwork to the sessions and showed how much can be learned when students support one another.

Each group also attended two live science shows. Planet Earth – Whakaaturanga Papatūānuku delved into energy flows, ecosystems and cycles of matter, while Balloons and Bernoulli – Ngā puangi me Bernoulli amazed students with air pressure tricks and unexpected experiments.

The day had all the fun and buzz of a science fair, but it also highlighted the value of student-led learning and the power of curiosity to bring science to life.