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8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 29 JULY 2020 NEWS THE winners of various STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) initiatives run by the Science Centre within the Min- istry for Education and Employ- ment's Directorate for Learning & Assessment Programmes (DLAP) have been announced. Supported by the HSBC Malta Foundation, these initiatives pro- vided students and their families with a range of STEM challenges aimed at facilitating engagement and learning during the Covid-19 outbreak. Glenn Bugeja, Corporate Sustain- ability Manager at HSBC Malta, said: "At a time when many of us have been living an unusual Cov- id-19 reality, the HSBC Malta Foun- dation has continued to provide support to ensure young students remain engaged with their stud- ies, particularly in the crucial area of STEM subjects. The initiatives created by the Directorate proved to be very popular and resulted in a high level of participation from both children and parents or guard- ians, making this a very successful collaboration." The various challenges includ- ed the HSBC STEM Challenge, the STEM Photo Challenge, the STEM@home Ventures initiative and The Hunt, a Kids' Virtual Sci- ence Quest. All activities promoted a hands- on, problem-solving approach that nurtures 21st century life skills. Further details about these challenges and the winners can be accessed through the DLAP Link Facebook Page on https:// w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / D L A P - Link-109192847389084/, the Sci- ence Centre Pembroke Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ Science-Centre-Pembroke-Mal- ta-191057714752778/ or else through the HSBC Malta Facebook Page on https://www.facebook. com/HSBCMalta/. "The HSBC Malta Foundation has supported a number of STEM re- lated activities over recent months," Desiree Scicluna Bugeja, Assistant Director at the Science Centre, said. "We are thankful that this sup- port has continued throughout the Covid-19 out-of-school peri- od, enabling us to offer educational prizes to the winners across all the challenges we set for students and their families while they have been working and studying from home." HSBC Malta Foundation announces winners of Covid-19 STEM initiatives Maths Biology Science