Saturday STEM Club

Explorers: Discover the World of STEM (1st–3rd Years)

The Explorers Programme is all about sparking interest and building a strong foundation. Through hands-on, minds-on sessions, students try out new ideas, work in teams, and develop problem-solving skills in a fun and supportive environment.

• Weekly campus-based STEM sessions in Trinity’s collaborative spaces.
• Opportunities to design, test, and showcase projects at end-of-year events.
• A chance to grow curiosity, independence, and confidence in STEM subjects.

For many, Explorers is the first step in a longer Walton journey — one that helps them see STEM not just as schoolwork, but as something exciting and achievable.

Innovators: Explore Pathways, Build Confidence (3rd–6th Years)

As students approach the Leaving Cert, elements of STEM can feel like a bigger leap. The Innovators Programme provides the tools, practice, experience and mindset to tackle that leap with confidence and to see the value in continuing with STEM. The Innovators Programme is designed to build the confidence and clarity that helps them stick with it, showing not only that they can do STEM, but that it connects to real futures. This programme is particularly valuable during Transition Year, when students are deciding which Leaving Cert subjects to take and beginning to explore career options. Innovators sessions go deeper, tackling advanced ideas in maths, physics, and engineering, while also applying them in collaborative design challenges.

• Investigate advanced topics (from calculus to relativity to 3D printing).
• Work with mentors on real-world projects and experiments.
• Explore STEM pathways and career options before making subject choices.
• Develop teamwork, leadership, and problem-solving skills that last well beyond school.

For Innovators, the Saturday STEM Club is about direction as much as discovery: helping students connect their interests with future opportunities, and giving them the confidence not to step back when STEM gets hard.

Who can apply?

• Saturday STEM Club is for 1st, 2nd, 3rd,4th, 5th and 6th years.​
• You can choose between either a morning (10:00-13:00) or afternoon session (13:30-16:30).
• Previous club members are given priority when allocating spaces. New applicants are allocated spaces following assessment of the information provided in the application form. A genuine passion for STEM will often be the deciding factor for place allocation. 
• Please apply as soon as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, placements are only confirmed and guaranteed on receipt of payment on a first come first served basis, due to high demand and the restriction in the number of placements available.

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2025-2026 Dates*

• Term one : 11 October – 13 December (Excluding TCD Open Day: November 29th)*
• Term two : 17 January – 14 March
• Term three: 21 & 28 March and 18 April - 30 May ​

*Dates subjected to slight changes

Fees for 2025-2026

Single Term: €315 (per person, per 9-week term)

Full Year: €900 (save €45) (per person, three terms)