Never again, until next year: Teachers explain the appeal and ordeal of the Young Scientist exhibition

January 12, 2026 10:32 UTC

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Never again, until next year: Teachers explain the appeal and ordeal of the Young Scientist exhibition

Diane Condon has a mantra she recites every time the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (YSTE) comes around. [ Young Scientist: Kerry student (15) wins overall prize for brain cancer diagnostic toolOpens in new window ]“The students are in their element up here. But that’s just part of it.”Apart from the time commitment and parenting by proxy, there are other challenges for teachers taking on the competition. They don’t believe you when you say you have to practise your interview because, sure, they know everything. I say I’ll never do it again but it changes them and opens up their horizons.

Source: The Irish Times January 12, 2026 10:32 UTC

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