STEM + Natural fit for our Makerspace
The Library Makerspace provides our girls with a space to come and build, explore, invent, collaborate and create. It is a place where our...
Coding in our Library MakerSpace
We are continuing our focus on coding in our library lessons, Megan and I were pleased to see our article on 'Coding in the...
Future Schools Expo + Conference Sydney
Last week I was fortunate to have been invited to speak at the Future Schools Expo + Conference in Sydney. It is an annual 2 day...
Coding in the Junior Library
Computers touch our lives in so many ways, from movies to medicine, education to entertainment, gaming to government, construction to commerce. Computers and Digital...
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...
Christmas Cardboard Arcade
Following on from our History unit which incorporated the ideologies of the makerspace, the girls watched Caine's Arcade.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U
After studying how Australia has populated since...
Hour of Code 2015
Wow! What a great way to lead into our 'Hour of Code' with the whole Junior School. After a very successful event last year...
History in the MakerSpace Zone
During semester two I have been teaching history to Year 6 students. Following the Australian curriculum these were the focus questions we addressed:
Focus Questions...
Creating Future Libraries – Annual Network Conference 2015
Anne Weaver (All Hallows' TL) Anne's Blog for All Hallows' and I will be setting up a 'Makerspace' for delegates to experience many of the...
Playing with robotics
Our Code Club has grown into Robotics and Code Club! During the last school holidays I spent two days sorting out all the Mindstorm NXT pieces and...