The students visited Onyx Book Store, a female-owned books and artisan store in Melbourne, where they had the opportunity to speak with an HR manager who authored the Launch Pad book. The students were also provided with vouchers valued at US$50 each to purchase books.

The Barbados Independence day celebration in the Judge Alli B Majeed Cricket Complex where they were greeted by Members of the Mayoral Council. 

The students participated in Simulation Centre activities focused on workforce development and leadership training. At the conclusion of this training, they were awarded certificates of completion, which may support future college applications, resume internationally. During this period, the group also visited the Kennedy Space Centre and International Space Academy 

Students met with outgoing Mayor Jerry Demings, who encouraged them to remain open to changing career paths and reassured them that it is acceptable to pivot in their career choices in order to find and do something they truly enjoy.

The group toured the West Building of the Orlando Convention Centre and observed the hidden infrastructure that supports its operations. The students gained insight into how S.T.E.A.M. disciplines work together to bring an event to life, including the computerisation of lighting, food preparation, decoration, and presentation.

The students visited the Orlando History Museum, where they toured the upper two floors and learned about Orlando’s natural, economic, and cultural diversity and how technology has advance over the past 100 years. They also observed how technology was used to make the exhibits fully interactive.

The group returned to the Kennedy Space Centre, where they toured the Gateway and Atlantis buildings and built, programmed, and operated scale-model miniature rovers at the International Space Academy.

The group was hosted to a farewell event at Hotel Melby by programme sponsors. This provided an opportunity to interact with members of the Melbourne community and to share aspects of Trinidad and Tobago culture.

The Melbourne sponsors donated the students’ first train ride on Brightline to Miami, where they toured the downtown Miami arts district and viewed 100-foot art walls and architectural high-rise buildings. They also got to see the famous Miami South Beach and Ocean Drive along with the Bayside pier market.

The students participated in Tech Sazzy Girls, where they constructed and tuned a guitar as part of the arts-in-S.T.E.A.M. initiative. Later that day.

The group also travelled on the SunRail train, toured the train with the senior engineer, and visited Winter Park, one of Orlando’s oldest districts

The group visited Exploding Bacon, where they engaged in soldering during desk lamp construction, woodworking, and programming miniature rovers. They were also given the opportunity to control competition robots.

The students toured the Orlando Fire and Rescue training facility and participated in basic fire training drills. They also visited Rollins College, where they viewed the greenhouse containing some of the world’s most exotic plant species. They also had the opportunity to speak with admissions and guidance factuality who were able to give career and undergrad advice. 

The toured Orlando Health Facility, including the trauma and emergency bay, helipad and bio-skills lab, where they had the opportunity to use micro-surgical tools. 

The group visited the Orange County Innovation Lab, a facility designed to integrate the tools and elements of S.T.E.A.M. learning. Some students also experienced virtual reality for the first time. Must add our students were the first students to visit the lab