STEM Projects and COVID-19

We enter the current STEM fair season with COVID-19 cases still prevalent in our community. All STEM fair projects must adhere to the safety standards in place in Ontario and Kingston to support the health and safety of all participants, including the youth carrying out the project. All COVID-19 protocols imposed by the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health Unit must be followed in detail. Projects that fail to observe COVID-19 protocols in place at the time they are carried out are ineligible to participate in STEM fairs. The FLASF Safety and Ethics Committee has the responsibility to determine whether this is the case.

Please note that:

1. anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms at the time of the fair will not be able to participate in-person;

2. masks will not be required at the event but participants are encouraged to wear them; and

3. bottles of hand sanitizer will be provided throughout the venue.