{"id":21471,"date":"2014-02-26T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=21471"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:00:06","slug":"science-and-technology-week-at-davitt-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/science-and-technology-week-at-davitt-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Science and Technology Week at Davitt College"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: SCIENCE & TECH WEEK 2014     -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 24px; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\">\n    \n    <!-- Header Banner -->\n    <div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f2015 0%, #1a3825 100%); padding: 45px 40px; border-bottom: 3px solid #f59e0b; text-align: center;\">\n      <span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.2); color: #fbbf24; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 11px; padding: 6px 16px; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 15px; border: 1px solid rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.4);\">\n        &#x1f52c; STEM Event \u2022 Science &amp; Technology Week 2014\n      <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-size: 36px !important; color: #ffffff !important; font-weight: 800 !important; margin: 0 0 15px 0 !important; letter-spacing: -0.5px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;\" class=\"modern-article-title\">\n        Science and Technology Week at Davitt College\n      <\/h2>\n      <p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        26 February 2014 \u2022 Davitt College Castlebar\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 45px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Intro Text -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 40px;\">\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and here at Davitt College, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of innovators.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          To celebrate Science and Technology Week, our Science and ICT Departments recently invited 6th-class students from our surrounding local National Schools to join us for an immersive, hands-on workshop.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The visiting students had the opportunity to engage directly with our facilities, taking part in exciting practical activities and witnessing some spectacular scientific demonstrations led by our dedicated teaching staff. 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This was just one in a range of Science Experiments and Computer Programming events that took place over the four day science and technology event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Photo1Magnatism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" data-id=\"1662\" src=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Photo1Magnatism-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Photo1Magnatism-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Photo1Magnatism-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students from Parke, Castlebar are intrigued as they are shown Static Electricity during Science &amp; Technology Week at Davitt College, a four-day science and technology event for sixth class students from national schools in Castlebar and surrounding districts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f52c; STEM Event \u2022 Science &amp; Technology Week 2014 Science and Technology Week at Davitt College 26 February 2014 \u2022 Davitt College Castlebar The world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and here at Davitt College, we are passionate about inspiring the next generation of innovators. 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