Ellen is the STEM Project Officer for the newly established Lower Baaka Academy of STEM Excellence and comes to the role with a passion for embedding STEM processes into the English curriculum, as well as engaging girls in STEM. Ellen has been an English educator in the Hunter Valley for the last seven years. In 2023, Ellen decided to experience teaching in the primary sector, and moved to the rural town of Wentworth NSW on rural experience, to teach music at Wentworth Public School. Ellen was awarded ‘Best School Program’ in the Hunter Education Week Awards in 2022, for her mentorship of female students through “The Orbispace Initiative”. With her cross-curricula skills, Ellen will be collaborating with Coomealla High School, as well as Wentworth and Dareton Public School, to engage all students in the unique STEM experiences that working on Barkindji country provides.
Contact: ellen.macdonald5@det.nsw.edu.au