Above and Beyond

What does it take to leave schools at 16, become the Head of Operations at Red Bull Formula 1 and win four consecutive F1 World Championships? "No One Said He Couldn't "... so Richard did it. In an interview with Dr Michael Myers, Richard takes us on a remarkable life journey from leaving schools at 16, living the F1 dream to most recently winning the World Solar Challenge. An outstanding and inspirational story, engaging to the end.

Rick Fontyn talks to Andrew Denford about the origins of F1 in Schools and the journey to create a STEM program that now operates in 51 countries.

Rick Fontyn talks to Associate Professor Smith from University NSW - Canberra about his involvement in F1 in Schools and the Chief Judge, as a parent of student involved in the program, as academic and the changes he has seen the program bring to students.

Rick Fontyn talks to Gavin Smith about Bosch Australia's role is supporting F1 in Schools, his personal passion to reducing poverty in Australia and his career journey to the top of Bosch Australia.

Bill Crane, a teacher from Tumit High Schools in Southern NSW, recently took a group of students through to compete in the F1 in Schools World Final in Singapore. Bill discusses the issues associated with being a teacher in the bush, how country students can match it with the best students in the world and what was learnt from the experience, including by himself.

Page Folley & Alex Weeks discuss what it was like from a student's perspective to participate in the 2019 F1 in Schools World Final in Abu Dhabi.

Martin discusses the impact of participating in the 2019 F1 in Schools World Final had on himself and his students.

Mike Myers interviews Alexander Weeks and Page Foley, students from Penrith Christian College in Western Sydney, about to head over to the 2019 F1 in Schools World Final in Abu Dhabi. "Ascension" their team name is a collaboration formed by the merging of students from Penrith Christian College with students from Mountview High Schools in Cessnock NSW. This interview examines the impact on students of having to learn high-level collaboration skills very early in their educational journey.

Mike Myers talks to Mark Bassett, a teacher Mountview High School & Martin Bishop, a teacher at Penrith Christian College, about value for students of participating in F1 in Schools and what it's like to prepare a collaboration team to compete in the 2019 F1 in Schools World Final.

Mike Myers interviews Karl Slater from DST Group & Peter Brown from SMR Automotive about the skills being developed by the students who participate in the SUBS in Schools & F1 in Schools Programs.

Mike Myers interviews Peter Harper from Visual Connections about role that Print, Graphics, Signage and Display industries play in our everyday lives, the wide variety of career opportunities that exist within these industries and Visual Connections involvement with REA to promote STEM career pathways to students.

Mike Myers talks to Peter Davie from ASC & Philip Marlow from Lockheed Martin Australia about their involvement defence projects in Australia and their engagement with students in the SUBS in Schools Program.

Mike Myers talks with Andrew McCauley from Saab Australia about the role industry can play in engaging and interesting students in careers in defence industries. Andrew is a member of the senior management team at Saab in Adelaide, at one stage responsible for the graduate program within Saab. Andrew has been a driving force behind Saab's involvement in SUBS in Schools.

Mike Myers interviews Will Daniels about his journey through schools, university and an engineering cadetship at Saab Australia in Adelaide and his experience as a mentor of SUBS in Schools students.

Mike Myers interviews Nicole Nader from BOEING Australia about her experience judging F1 in Schools students at the Souths Australian State Final, the role industry can play in motivating students and skills which will help student develop career pathways in Defence Industries.

Fin Galindo has traveled the STEM journey from student to teacher. From being a student participating in F1 in Schools at Brighton Secondary School in Adelaide for 3 years he went on to become an inspirational teacher who lead a group of students to become F1 in Schools World Champions in 2019. Finn has a remarkable perspective on the value of STEM education

Senator Rex Patrick discussed his engagement in the SUBS in Schools South Australian State Final Sept 2019

Hannah and Elyse from team Gamma Rayzing, Magdalene Catholic High School NSW, talk with Alan Jones from Radio 2GB about their experiences in the F1 in Schools STEM program. Gamma Rayzing were the 2014 Australian Champions, and placed 2nd at the World Championships.

2GB's Alan Jones interview the team members of A1 Racing from Pheonix P-12 College in Ballarat and Pine Rivers State High Schools in Queesland about the recent recent win at the F1 in Schools World Finals in Austin Texas.

Radio 2GB talkshow host Alan Jones interviews Emily Keogh from St Peters Girls School Adelaide, a member of team Athena, about her role in the educational program SUBS in Schools.