STEAM News
Parent Webinar: Raising Kids in a Digital World
At St Columba’s, supporting our students’ digital wellbeing is an important part of our STEAM program. We’re pleased to offer families the opportunity to join an upcoming parent webinar led by trusted eSafety educators.
Session: Raising Kids in a Digital World
Presenters: Marty & Carley McGauran (Inform & Empower)
Date: Thursday 14 May
Time: 7:30pm (90 minutes)
Format: Online Community Webinar
This engaging session will explore practical strategies to help children navigate the online world safely and responsibly. Topics include screen time, online behaviour, social media, and supporting your child to make positive digital choices.
👉 Register here: bit.ly/14may2026
We strongly encourage all families to register, even if you’re unable to attend on the night, as a recording will be shared with registered participants.
You may also like to preview the session through this short video invitation: 🔗 vimeo.com/1034366431
This is a valuable opportunity to strengthen the home–school partnership in supporting our children to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
STEAM
It has been a busy and engaging start to the term in STEAM, with a whole-school focus on building healthy digital habits.
All students have been learning the catchy and meaningful song Switch It Up, which explores the importance of balancing screen time with active, offline experiences. You might like to watch it together at home: Bring the Balance Back (Cup Song)
In the junior years, our Prep to Year 2 students have been exploring the idea of screen time vs green time. Through discussion, songs and hands-on activities, they are building an understanding of the importance of green time and how too much screen time can make us feel.
In the senior years, students in Years 3–6 have launched into their coding unit, using The Cup Song as a fun and engaging entry point. Through this, they have begun developing key computational thinking skills, including decomposition, sequencing, algorithms, loops and branching. It has been fantastic to see students making connections between rhythm, patterns and coding concepts.
LEGO Masters Competition
Our LEGO Masters competition has just launched this term and is already bringing creativity and excitement to Wednesday lunchtimes. Each week, students take on a new building challenge and showcase their ideas in the Discovery Lab.
A huge congratulations to Georgiama and Romy (Year 2), who impressed the judges with their incredible fantasy castle build in our very first challenge. Their creativity, attention to detail and teamwork really stood out.
We’d love to see even more students get involved. All year levels are welcome, and each week brings a brand new challenge.
We can’t wait to see what you create next!
Term 2 STEAM Clubs
Our After School STEM Clubs with Kids Unlimited are now underway, and it’s been fantastic to see students already engaged in their first sessions.
There are still a small number of places available for students who would like to join.
Students can take part in Coding (Years 2–6) on Tuesdays or Robotics (Years 1–6) on Wednesdays, building creativity, problem-solving and confidence through hands-on learning.
Students are collected from their classroom at the end of the day by the instructor, with pick up from the school office at 4:25pm.
Spaces are limited, so we encourage families to secure a place soon.
👉 See the flyer for full details.
👉 To secure your child’s spot, click this link
