Sky's the limit for Victorian Space Science Education Centre founder

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published February 18, 2021

It was the biting question that simultaneously altered the course of STEM education in Victoria and the trajectory of Michael Pakakis’ career: “Well, why don’t you do something about it?”

The success of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) in Strathmore has spurred on the development of four other specialist STEM centres now dotted around the state.

The stage was set. It was 1999 and Pakakis had just touched down on the Strathmore Secondary College campus after ...

This story appeared in the February 2021 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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