Details have been given on the Department of Education’s Steam Academy programme for the summer.

The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Academy project, for P5 and senior school students, is a joint partnership with Great 4 Learning and Ah! Tempo, a choir and performing arts programme.

Programmes being offered include a gaming academy for students interested in learning video game production. This course will be offered for one week, July 11 to 15. A performing arts course will run from July 4 to 26.

Great 4 Learning is hosted by information technology teacher Darren Burchall, now teaching in Brazil, who will immerse students in the development of 21st century learning experiences that are creative, collaborative, and complete with critical thinking.

Students will engage daily in critical thinking, technological expertise, collaboration, bilingual communication, global awareness and entrepreneurship via a web-based platform. This programme is for students who have been nominated by their school.

Ah! Tempo, under the directorship of music director, Malinda Simmons-Jennings, and a team of local experts in the visual and performing arts, will immerse students in the multi-facets of the arts creating a musical production.

The students will experience daily instruction in dance, devising original drama, vocal styles, vocal technique, set-building, costume and prop making.

For more information or to register, visit www.moed.bm/gate

The summer course will culminate with a Steam Student Showcase on July 26 at Ruth Seaton James Centre for Performing Arts, at 7pm. Tickets are $35.