Doodling Drawbots
Last term in STEMies Club we dived into designing ‘Draw Bots’. The girls drew and re-drew ideas to create an interesting ‘creature or thing’...
Fun with 3D Models & Micro:Bits
This term, our girls in STEMies Club embarked on a project where they crafted 3D models representing various natural disasters. The girls carefully choose...
Must Reads this Summer!
Two books to read this summer break must be…………A Mammoth Lesson: Teaching in the Digital Age by Brett Salakas and Converge: A futurist’s insights...
Sharing the journey….
Megan and I were invited to present our introduction of 'MakerSpaces' into our library at SLAQ Creating Future Libraries Conference, October 2014. Our ideas, structure and...
Geography in the Makerspace:”Walking Two Worlds”
‘Education is the key to a better life for every child and the foundation of every strong society……’ Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF
Following the History...
Travelling with a ‘Maker’s Eye’.
There is nothing quite like travelling and learning new things. It’s also a great time to reflect. I’ve spent the last month in England...
Engineering with Winches and Pulleys
Engineering is about finding out how things are built, how they work and why. Hands-on engineering activities empower young children to see themselves as...
Bye 2015, Hello 2016
2015 was a fabulously busy and successful year for our "makerspace'. We saw many students challenging themselves to create projects, solve problems and try new...
STEMies Discover Dash!
Dressed for the day! My 'Star Wars Droids T-Shirt' was a great success and what a better way to get the girls talking.....naming the...
Exciting Recent Events
I have been excited and encouraged by a few things which have happened recently. I was asked to write an article about Makerspaces...