On 19 November 2013, Dr Nihara Krause, CEO of STEM 4 spoke at the 7th Annual ‘Promoting Mental Health in Schools’ Conference in London, organised by Optimus Education. Her presentation, which was entitled ‘Recognising the early warning signs of depression amongst children and young people – a take-away toolkit of effective support mechanisms’, generated
Following a successful run of the improvisation comedy show “What Happens Next” during the 2013 Edinburgh Free Fringe Festival, ShatterpointTheatre Ltd have donated £120 to STEM4. Thank you to the cast of the show for drawing attention to the aims of STEM4 through leaflet distribution and after-show commentary and for collecting donations on behalf
On the August 4th, inspired by watching the “Young Apprentice” on television, our two youngest ever fundraisers, Charlotte Cariaga (10) and Helena Paice (9), cheerfully set up and manned their own stall selling beautifully decorated cupcakes and homemade lemonade. Thank you to Charlotte and Helena for their entrepreneurial skills and wonderful display of cakes
Thank you to Emily and Mikey who have raised over £1,100 for STEM4 to date. They have now completed all their target half-marathons despite broken bones and other injuries. But they haven’t stoped there, and are still running for STEM4. Why not join them on July 28th for the Wimbledon half-marathon? For details click here.
On Saturday 8th June a team of runners completed the South Downs relay, half marathon and marathon. It was a special day for Keith Hiley who completed his 100th marathon – and it was celebrated with champagne at the finishing line. This is the third fundraising run for STEM4 that has been organised by John
Our inaugural STEM4 Spring Ball on 18 May 2013, hosted by James Cracknell and Bev Turner, was a great success! Thanks to the generous support of so many local people and businesses we were able to raise well over £15,000. This will provide much-needed funds to help us extend our education programme, so that we
Thank you to Natasha who took to the skies on April 6th and raised £660 for STEM4 at the same time. In her words: “On April 6th 2013 I jumped out of a plane at 13,000ft to raise money for STEM4. It was a tandem dive so once in the plane I was strapped
Emily and Mickey still going strong complete another half marathon for STEM4. Thank you – both of you. To donate click here
Christmas was celebrated by STEM4 with our annual Concert in St Mary’s Church, Wimbledon Village. The Vasari Singers were back by request and again performed a variety of beautiful seasonal music. We all joined in with some well-known carols and readings were given by Rose Harvey from Ursuline High School and STEM4’s Patsy Preece. Mulled wine
STEM4’s first Conference for School Leaders brought together a range of educational professionals from a variety of schools representing both the State and Independent sectors. Delegates heard from three keynote speakers (right) who each struck a chord with their audience, stimulating discussion and questions in a fairly tightly packed programme. Each speaker acknowledged that
