The wheels of science arrive to the city of gentle people

More than their tasty silvanas and sweet sansrivals, anyone who sets foot in Dumaguete City can attest to the natives’ good natured behavior, which is felt and proven in their genuine affection and innate fascination for discovering and exploring new types of adventures – be it a science adventure.

Welcomed by warm smiles and kind hearts, the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute’s (DOST-SEI) nuLab: STEM in motion bus housed the country’s young and passionate Negrenses as they embarked on an exciting quest towards the world of STEM.

This nuLab escapade took off as part of the DOST’s 2023 Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) celebration in Region VII, which was held last Sept. 20-23 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

Joining the RSTW fun, the Institute’s nuLab bus went on a four-day road trip in the city to provide an interactive, state-of-the-art learning experience for senior high school students who were eager to witness and discover for themselves the real world of STEM.

The students were taught modules on science communication, mathematics, and microbiology, paving the way for them to interact with actual scientists and STEM professionals, and immersing them to the wide scope and stirring puzzles of science.

The nuLab lecturers brought the students into the future through the modern technologies and facilities provided inside the nuLab bus, and back to their childhood, as they let them discover and appreciate the beauty and wonder of science through exciting games and interactive science activities. They emphasized the need to promote creativity, playfulness, and self-expression to realize the true meaning of knowledge.

The 2023 RSTW in Region VII also showcased the SEI’s Push4Science campaign, promoting the various Undergraduate S&T Scholarships at the event’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Exhibits under the Science for the Youth [S4Y] Cluster.

Anchored on the theme, “Siyensya, Teknolohiya, at Inobasyon: Kabalikat sa Matatag, Maginhawa, at Panatag na Kinabukasan,” the 2023 RSTW highlighted the various S&T interventions for the advancement of the blue economy in the region.

Aside from DOST-SEI’s nuLab learning bus, the week-long celebration also featured talks and seminars related to blue economy development.