Stories
Full STEAM Ahead 2025
Design thinking, coding and careers in STEAM
‘It was super engaging and helped spark an interest for me to learn coding and pursue a STEM career’
Full STEAM Ahead is an annual program aimed at inspiring and encouraging students in school years 5–8 to pursue studies and future career ambitions across Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). This engaging and fun 3-week learning program is a partnership project between the Australian Business Community Network (ABCN), Powerhouse Academy and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
In week one the students meet their Commonwealth Bank mentors who share personal experiences of STEAM career pathways. Together, they explore the power of design thinking to tackle real-world issues and the positive actions young people can take. They also experiment with new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.
‘The program was worthwhile as I got to learn about a job that I could potentially get into’
The students became more outgoing and realised the potential of STEM fields in any occupation. They also started enjoying building, designing and problem solving the more they went through the program
