Over the past two weeks, Microsoft Dream Space at W5 LIFE has been buzzing with excitement as the team welcomed primary and post-primary pupils from across Ireland to celebrate their achievements as Dream Space Ambassadors.
Expanding STEM Skills in Local Communities
Over the course of 2024/25, thousands of students from across Ireland joined virtual training sessions hosted by the teams from Dream Space Dublin and Dream Space at W5 LIFE.
The programme allowed students to build knowledge in key areas such as coding, robotics, game design, and computational thinking. As ambassadors, they took on the responsibility of sharing what they had learned and building digital confidence in their communities by leading workshops and delivering sessions to classmates, teachers, parents, and even grandparents.
Reaching Milestones
This year's Dream Space Ambassador programme was a fantastic success, with over 1,700 students from 200 schools across the island of Ireland participating.
Together, this year’s ambassadors reached an incredible:
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24,609 students
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1,329 teachers
1,012 older learners
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2,956 members of the wider school community
Awarding Excellence
The graduation events at W5 LIFE were a chance to recognise and celebrate the hard work these pupils put in over the past year. The participants enjoyed hands-on tech activities, including Minecraft Education and coding with Sphero robots, before coming together for a certificate ceremony to mark their achievement as Dream Space Ambassadors.
Seeing students proudly talk about the workshops they led and hearing from teachers about the positive impact on their schools and communities made it clear: the future of STEM is bright.
Looking Ahead
We’re incredibly proud of everything this year’s Dream Space Ambassadors have achieved and excited to announce that the Dream Space Ambassador programme will return for the next school year.
For more information on when registration opens for the next Dream Space Ambassador Programme, sign up for the W5 LIFE mailing list.
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