High-achieving students in Years 5 & 6 may be selected to participate in The Global Tropics Future (GTF) project - a unique partnership between the Department of Education (DoE) and James Cook University (JCU).
Thuringowa State High School leads the collaboration with James Cook University and aims to boost engagement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for Years 5 to 9 students. The project enables like-minded students to connect, collaborate and explore their STEM interest and passion.
Annually there are three rounds of 10-week courses offered, where Students participate in 70-minute weekly lessons to build their STEM portfolio through a blended model of delivery via virtual and face to face learning. Through the online courses delivered, like-minded students connect, collaborate and explore their STEM interest and passion with researchers, government and industry.