Junior Einsteins Science Club® Awards are a signal. They are not the goal. The point is impact.

We measure ourselves by impact, the children we inspire, the quality we deliver, and the trust we earn from parents, schools, and partners. Still, when respected organisations recognise our work, we share it. Not for ego, for accountability, and for the team behind the brand.

One thing matters to us. These accolades are never a one person story.

Yes, our Founder and CEO, Tracey-Jane Cassidy MA MSc, scientist and single Mum of three, is often the face at events and ceremonies. She accepts awards on behalf of Junior Einsteins Science Club®. She is crystal clear though, every recognition is a win for the whole Junior Einsteins Science Club® community.

That means our franchise business owners who build strong local businesses and keep standards high. It means our international school licence holders who bring hands on STEM into busy school weeks. It means our science instructors who bring the magic, the energy, and the professionalism that parents remember. It means teachers, parents, schools, venues, partners, and collaborators who trust us, book us, and help us reach more children.

Most of all, it means the Junior Einsteins, the children we aim to inspire every day.

Guaranteed Irish licence holder 2025

In 2025, Junior Einsteins Science Club® became a Guaranteed Irish licence holder, a national symbol of trust that helps people identify products and services that are an all together better choice for your community and for Ireland. Membership is assessed across three areas, jobs, community, and provenance. We are proud to meet those standards, and to stand alongside businesses that support Ireland through real employment, meaningful community contribution, and proven commitment.

British Franchise Association membership

We are proud members of the British Franchise Association. We earned BFA membership while expanding, and we are genuinely proud of that achievement. The BFA membership process is a standards based review of a franchise model, aligned with the European Code of Ethics for Franchising. That matters to us because it reinforces what we care about, viability, transferability of know how, clear disclosure, and ethical franchising. It is another signal that our franchise network is built on standards, not hype.

Recognition we are proud to share

United Nations, New York, International Women and Girls in Science Day, 11 February 2020
Tracey-Jane Cassidy MA MSc was honoured to speak at the United Nations in New York for International Women and Girls in Science Day. We are proud to continue our relationship with R.A.S.I.T, Girls in Science 4 SDGs, and connected partners, supporting STEM webinars that reach girls and boys internationally.

Winner, First Prize, International VOOM 2018, Richard Branson Virgin Media Business Awards
Junior Einsteins Science Club® Ltd. won First Prize at VOOM 2018. It validated our model early and gave us momentum to keep building.

Irish Franchise Association Awards 2026, finalists in four categories
Junior Einsteins Science Club® is a finalist in four categories at the Irish Franchise Association Awards 2026.
Franchisor of the Year, Established 5 plus years
Irish International Franchisor of the Year
Special Recognition, Leadership in Franchising
Franchisee of the Year, Non Food
This recognition matters because it reflects a whole system, brand leadership, franchisee performance, customer experience, and delivery standards across territories.

Trinity College Dublin, Civic Engagement Awards, Engaged Teaching and Learning 2026
We are proud to share that Tracey-Jane Cassidy won the Engaged Teaching and Learning Award as part of the Civic Engagement Awards at Trinity College Dublin. The award was presented by the Provost, Linda Doyle, and accepted on Tracey-Jane’s behalf by James Murtagh of Junior Einsteins Science Club® while Tracey-Jane was travelling.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, International Women’s Day 2025
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was named one of Ireland’s 21 Standout Women for International Women’s Day 2025.

Business Post Women in STEM Awards 2025, double shortlist recognition
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was shortlisted in two categories at the Business Post Women in STEM Summit and Awards 2025, including Science and STEM Mentor of the Year. Mentorship is part of our culture, from supporting franchise owners and licence holders, to encouraging future STEM leaders.

Businesswoman of the Year 2025, STEM Professional Award
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was honoured as Businesswoman of the Year 2025, STEM Professional Award. We share this because it reflects sustained growth and real delivery across Ireland, the UK, Canada, and beyond.

Winner, STEM Role Model, STEM Educator Awards, SheCanCode
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was recognised as Winner, STEM Role Model at the STEM Educator Awards by SheCanCode. Recognition like this is powerful because role models change what children believe is possible.

Winner, STEM Woman of the Year 2023, Judges Impact Award
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was awarded STEM Woman of the Year 2023 in Ireland, Judges Impact Award.

Global recognition in franchising
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was included in the Top 100 most influential women in franchising in 2020. Junior Einsteins Science Club® was nominated as Best Children’s Franchise at the Global Franchise Awards in Las Vegas in February 2021.

Irish Franchise Awards 2019, Winner Best Emerging Franchise
Junior Einsteins Science Club® was awarded Best Emerging Franchise at The Franchise Awards Ireland in 2019.

Tekna, keynote speaker, Dublin 2024
Tracey-Jane Cassidy was keynote speaker for Tekna, The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals, in Dublin. We were proud to see our work recognised by a community of scientists and technologists, with a shared focus on getting children into STEM early through real experiments, not passive learning.

Business All-Star Accreditation
Junior Einsteins Science Club® received Business All-Star Accreditation, an independently verified standard based on performance, trust, and customer focus.

Who this is really for

If you have ever booked a Junior Einsteins Science Club® camp, party, after school club, workshop, show, or school programme, you are part of this story.

If you are one of our science instructors, you are the front line of the brand. You turn a script into a moment a child remembers for years.

If you are a franchise owner or international school licence holder, you are building relationships, training teams, solving problems, and still showing up with energy on the day.

If you are a teacher, a principal, a venue partner, or a parent who recommends us, you help us reach the next child.

And if you are one of our amazing  ‘Junior Einsteins’, this is for you. Every shortlist, badge, invite, and membership is simply a signal that children deserve better than passive learning. They deserve to do science.

We keep standards high. We keep improving. We keep delivering hands on STEM that feels exciting and meaningful.

Awards come and go. The mission does not.

Junior Einsteins Science Club®
Enrichment through hands on engagement.