Grand Bahama Science Club's mission is to encourage the interest of high school and college students in science, electronics and robotics, which they have done for the past 19 years through their educational programs, AIM (Academically Interested Minds) and SECME (Science, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics Enrichment), which have been operational for more than 19 years, and produced 64 engineers from Grand Bahamian schools.
And now thanks to The Rotary Club of Lucaya (RCL) and its partners, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology; the Bahamas Society of Engineers; The University of The Bahamas; and the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the club now has a home base at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute's (BTVI) Freeport campus.
RCL program chairman Dennis Knowles said the move to BTVI brings a new dimension and affords a central facility for the club, and allows it to involve college level students and faculty. He said that the science club is a natural extension of the AIM and SECME programs. There are currently 30 active students in the club.
"We will prepare our students so that they can fill the jobs of the future and to create the jobs of the future," said Knowles. "Our goal is to challenge hungry minds with the help of our strategic partners and to prepare our students to become an integral part of the Grand Bahama community."
BTVI President Dr. Robert W. Robertson said the science club provides high school and college students the opportunity to engage in active learning that can get them through college credits and prepare them for the complex world.
"We are excited to host the club as it aligns itself with our mission of providing learning opportunities that enable individuals to be globally competitive and economically independent," said Dr. Robertson.
Host, Rotary Club of Lucaya President Carol Rolle said the opening of the science club marked the beginning of the renaissance of Grand Bahama as the industrial capital of the country.
"Science is now in the hands of our young people, the future of our nation, and we know that they will take it to greater heights. We commend past president Dennis for his consistent efforts in bringing this vision into reality."
RCL has made an appeal to the corporate sector for continued support, so that programs can be developed for the students now and benefit them upon their return to Grand Bahama with engineering degrees, poised to work in the industry, furthering Rotary's mandate of nation-building.

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