Why ‘Making’ needs to be part of the School Curriculum.

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After spending the last couple of years researching the Maker Movement and providing space within our Junior School library for a Makerspace I have...

‘Fun Palace’ Fun

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St Aidan’s Junior students shone at SLQ Fun Palace. The girls shared their knowledge and interest in creating ‘banana pianos’ with Makey Makey kits...

TechMate

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There has been lots written on the amount of time fathers (and significant men) spend in their daughters’ lives and how important it is...

Super Splat3D for Design Skills

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Wow! How excited were the girls to see the ‘magic’ of using Splat3D! Two incredible educators and designers, Kylie & Glen Lawrence, designed Splat3D to...

Creating with a 3D Printer

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Megan and I were so excited when our wonderful Chief Information Officer, Greg, arrived at our Library door with a gift of an Aldi 3D Printer .................

Books to Inspire Coding & Robotics

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I have been running a Coding and Robotics Club at school for a couple of years now. I started with coding and last year...

Exciting New Machine…..Epilog Laser!

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Learning how to laser cut and engrave was very cool! Our school has purchased an Epilog Laser Mini. It both cuts and engraves wood,...

TechMate Term 4 2020

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One of my favourite events each term is TechMates! The evening is for girls from Grade 4 - 6 to invite a significant male in...

Let’s Talk Technology in the Classroom!

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The Australian Curriculum: Technologies describes two distinct but related subjects: Design and Technologies, in which students use design thinking and technologies to generate and produce...

Guest blog: Investigate & Create

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Just as students grow and learn by working with their peers, so do teachers! How fortunate to be able to work with Deb Koh,...