Scitech Challenge Day

Congratulations to four students, Augusto Biju, Isabella Hulm, Sophie Griffiths and Helen Zhang, for being selected to compete in the Scitech Challenge Day, and for winning their division. They worked well as a team and were enthusiastic when building a filtration system to make clean drinking water from filthy clay ridden water. The students were fabulous representatives of our College, well done!

The Scitech excursion, which I had the privilege to attend, was very enjoyable and a great challenge. Throughout the day we went to different parts of Scitech to learn about our much-needed water. First we had a talk about the amount of water in the world in the Planetarium and watched a film on it. Then we were introduced to the challenge: to make a filter which would cleanse filthy water. We moved to the CSIRO Lab to make our filter. We had a $100 budget to buy the materials. We put a lot of thought into choosing the right materials because that was the most important part. We chose perlite, wood chips, cloth, charcoal and clay. After we filtered the undrinkable water, although it was a light yellow colour it was good enough for us to win first prize in a group. The Scitech excursion was very engaging and was a great experience. Especially after when we won.

Augusto Biju - K1

I thought it was a great opportunity to become more academically enriched in the field of Science. It was fun and exciting, to build our own water filtration device, and see that our water came out filtered and cleaner. We worked together as a team, and came out at the top of our division. I made new friends, and strengthened the bonds that I already had with other students. I would like to thank St Norbert College for this amazing opportunity.

Isabella Hulm - M3

Mrs L Cardenia (Academic Excellence Coordinator)

Australian Geography Competition

We wish the students in the Year 8 and Year 9 Humanities Extension classes all the best as they sit the Geography competition on Monday.

They will be answering 30-40 questions in 35 minutes. I hope the students enjoy this challenging event.

Mrs L Cardenia (Academic Excellence Coordinator)