The Big STEM Challenge returns for 2027

Discovery Park is delighted to be hosting Social Enterprise Kent’s The Big STEM Challenge 2027, bringing young people from across Kent together to explore, experiment and showcase their ideas in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Take part

Run by Social Enterprise Kent, The Big STEM Challenge is open to schools and individual entrants, giving young people the opportunity to turn their curiosity into a STEM project of their own.

Projects can be completed at school, at home or as part of a science club and could involve anything from building a robot or designing an app to conducting an experiment or creating something completely new.

To enter, participants simply need to share:

• What they researched, investigated or experimented with
• How they carried out their project
• What they learned
• Pictures or a short video can also be included

Deadline for entries: 30 November 2026

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