Daeth ymhell dros gant o westeion i adeilad trawiadol M-Sparc yn Gaerwen yn ddiweddar i lansio prosiect STEM Gogledd.
Mae STEM Gogledd yn brosiect sy’n cael ei ariannu yn rhannol gan gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop trwy Lywodraeth Cymru, yn cynnig cyfleoedd cyffrous i ddisgyblion 11-19 oed ar draws Gwynedd, Ynys Môn a Conwy ddysgu mwy am STEM (Gwyddoniaeth, Technoleg, Peirianneg a Mathemateg). Mae’n anelu i’w hysbrydoli a’u hannog i ystyried pwysigrwydd pynciau STEM a’u perthnasedd i yrfaoedd posib yn y dyfodol.
Ymysg buddiannau’r prosiect bydd disgyblion ar draws y tair sir yn derbyn cefnogaeth un i un gan dîm ymroddedig o Fentoriaid STEM yn ogystal â chael mynediad i borth ar-lein, Hwb STEM ar gyfer canfod gwybodaeth am bopeth STEM.
Mae’r prosiect hefyd yn ceisio helpu ysgolion i lywio trwy’r holl Weithgareddau Allgyrsiol STEM ac i’w galluogi i fanteisio’n llawn ar yr hyn sydd ar gael.
Anerchwyd y Digwyddiad gan Kirsty Williams AC, Gweinidog Addysg Llywodraeth Cymru a Gwen Parry Jones, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Magnox.
Dywedodd y Gweinidog Addysg, Kirsty Williams: “Roeddwn yn falch iawn o lansio’r prosiect STEM Gogledd, a fydd yn rhoi cefnogaeth ychwanegol i hyd at 600 o bobl ifanc o Ogledd Cymru a’u hysbrydoli i ddilyn gyrfaoedd mewn gwyddoniaeth, technoleg, peirianneg a mathemateg.
“Mae’n arbennig o bwysig ein bod yn cynyddu nifer y merched sy’n mynd i yrfaoedd sy’n gysylltiedig â STEM, er mwyn rhoi’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen ar ein diwydiannau allweddol nawr ac i’r dyfodol.”
Ategodd Gwen Parry Jones sylwadau’r Gweinidog wrth dynnu sylw at yr angen i fwy o ferched fynd i mewn i Beirianneg a thechnoleg yn y sector Niwclear yn benodol.
Meddai Rheolwr Rhanbarthol STEM Gogledd, Dyfed Jones: “Mae gwaith eisoes wedi cychwyn mewn rhai ysgolion ac mae’r adborth hyd yma wedi bod yn bositif iawn ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen at fynd allan i bob ysgol maes o law.”
Mae STEM yn derbyn cefnogaeth gan Gyngor Gwynedd, Cyngor Ynys Môn a Chyngor Conwy yn ogystal â Magnox a’r Awdurdod Datgomisiynu Niwclear. Ar hyn o bryd mae disgwyl i’r Prosiect redeg tan Hydref 2022.
Am fwy o wybodaeth am brosiect STEM Gogledd, ewch i www.stemgogledd.cymru
The impressive M-Sparc building in Gaerwen recently hosted well over a hundred guests to launch the new STEM Gogledd project.
STEM Gogledd is a project part funded by the European Social fund through the Welsh Government, offering exciting opportunities for pupils aged 11-19 across Gwynedd, Ynys Môn and Conwy to learn more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). It also aims to inspire and encourage young people to consider the importance of STEM subjects and their relevance to potential future careers.
Among the benefits of this brand new project, pupils across the three counties will receive one to one support from a dedicated team of STEM Mentors as well as having access to an online portal, Hwb STEM Gogledd for all things STEM.
The project also aims to help schools in navigating through all the extra-curricular STEM activities out there to enable them to take full advantage of what’s on offer.
The event was addressed by Kirsty Williams AM, the Welsh Government’s Education Minister and Gwen Parry Jones, CEO of Magnox.
The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, said: “I was really pleased to launch the STEM Gogledd project, which will give up to 600 young people from North Wales additional support and inspire them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
“It’s especially important we increase the number of girls who go into STEM-related careers, to give our key industries the skills they need now and into the future.”
Gwen Parry Jones reiterated the Minister’s comments in highlighting the need for more girls to enter Engineering and technology within the Nuclear sector in particular.
STEM Gogledd Regional Manager, Dyfed Jones added: “Work has already started in some schools and the feedback thus far has been extremely positive and we’re looking forward to getting out to all schools in due course.”
STEM Gogledd receives support from Gwynedd Council, Anglesey Council and Conwy Council as well as Magnox and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Socio Economic Scheme. The project is currently scheduled to run until October 2022.
For more details about STEM Gogledd, visit www.stemgogledd.cymru
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