Tag: STEM

PRIZED PARTNERSHIP

August 11, 2020

STEM is here to stay and St Stephen’s School is focused on equipping the next generation with these important skills, among others. Our partnership with leading education service provider Fire Tech Australia, who focus on digital technologies and engineering, has seen interest in these areas flourish. As the company’s exclusive northern suburbs host, students from various schools come together each holidays for a series of workshops to explore the world of opportunities.

Last holidays our campuses were a hub of activity where students practiced robotics, artificial intelligence, game design and coding. See more about the partnership in this video.

Dates for the next round of holiday workshops will be announced soon.

FIRE UP THE IMAGINATION

November 20, 2019

St Stephen’s School has proudly partnered with innovative global STEM education company Fire Tech to host its renowned holiday programs in Perth’s northern suburbs.

Fire Tech takes a STEM+approach to the growing areas of Science, Technologies, Engineering, Arts and Maths, working together with industry to offer an array of holiday tech courses for students.

The Duncraig courses will run in the Primary Village on January 14-16 from 8.30am-4.30pm. More info: http://bit.ly/2O4MMCp

HASS Think Tank

May 8, 2019

Members of Humanities and Social Sciences recently attended an after school HASS Think Tank Meeting to improve the profile of the HASS subjects during a time where STEM subjects are the political focus.  One particular strategy involved students being exposed to intellectual ideas through the use of Lego.  The intellectual discussion that arouse from the student explaining why they had chosen and created their Lego pieces in relation to the question drove the intellectual discussion past the normal responses.  This strategy also encouraged listening and communicating skills as students were directed to articulate their position through their Lego creation.  It could also be a strategy used within the home for parents to sit down with their children and both create a piece of work based on a question or dilemma with the home which would allow both parents and children to understand the others viewpoint or get to know each other on a deeper level.  One idea posed during the think tank was ‘how do you feel’.  The other idea posed was ‘how do we represent HASS’ and this was then built on ‘ how do we represent HASS and continue to compete in a STEM based world’.

This non-threatening communication form was incredibly effective and it is hoped it can be introduced within appropriate HASS lessons.

Leeanne Shanks
Teacher – Humanities and Social Sciences & Assistant Dean Alethea

 

STEM Education

August 22, 2017

Did you know that 75 per cent of the fastest growing occupations now require STEM skills and knowledge?

STEM education is the learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in an interdisciplinary or integrated approach.

As part of science week last week, our School welcomed STEM professionals into their classrooms. Students even participated in a virtual classroom discussion with scientists working in the space industry.

Boost for students as St Stephen’s School strikes partnership with Curtin University

May 19, 2017

St Stephen’s School students’ entrepreneurial and innovation skills have been given a major boost following the announcement of a partnership with leading WA education institute Curtin University.

As part of Curtin’s Innovative Schools Consortium, St Stephen’s School students will now be able to participate in workshops, and game-based learning to develop new skills and attributes valued by universities and employers.

Curtin will also provide support to St Stephen’s School to enable staff to develop new curricula applying STEM approaches and transdisciplinary thinking to address real-world challenges.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Curtin and excited by the opportunities this relationship will bring,” St Stephen’s School Principal Donella Beare said.

“We are committed to giving our students every opportunity to pursue their academic goals. By working collaboratively with Curtin, we are ensuring our students are provided with an excellent education and that our staff our always at the leading edge of teaching.”

Curtin Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Jill Downie said the partnership, cemented with the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement, was a great opportunity for both institutions to work together on developing new ways of learning.

“Curtin is delighted to partner with St Stephen’s School and work with its students, teachers and senior staff to focus on innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship,” Professor Downie said.

Pictured below is Curtin Deputy Vice-Chancellor (academic) Professor Jill Downie and Principal Donella Beare