STEM

RoboCup Junior Competition 2019

“In the 21st century, it is essential that our cultures evolve in order to cater for new technologies. This is not a problem to be solved by one country or just a few engineers. All concerned people throughout the world must work on its on-going solution. By taking a fresh look at robots as an educational and entertaining medium, it is hoped that RoboCup Junior Australia will contribute to the development of 21st century society.”

Robocupjunior.org.au. (2019). Home | RoboCup Junior Australia. [online] Available at: https://www.robocupjunior.org.au/ [Accessed 5 Sep. 2019].

On Friday 30th August, a team of 5 Year 9 students (Rebecca Davidson, Jacob Ornsby, Emily Clements, Haydee Wilke and Harmony Potter) attended the RoboCup Junior Victorian State Competition with 61 other ‘Rescue’ teams from various secondary colleges around Melbourne at the Melbourne Showgrounds. They were able to compete 5 rounds in the competition with their LEGO Mindstorms robot and program. I’d like to thank them all for their participation and hard work during Term 3.

During school we worked, day and night on our robot, making sure that we were ready for RoboCup, and we were ready. All the hard work we put in, paid off, RoboCup was so much fun, watching other student’s robots and watching our robot go was the best thing! I’m sure we’ll do it again next year as it was amazing working in a team to solve problems. (Emily Clement 9D)

Year 8 STEM unit – Abandon or Adapt

All Year 8 students are currently completing a STEM unit - Abandon or Adapt. The two-week program started on Monday 3rd September. This Project based unit exposes students to the 21st century skills required to be successful citizens of the future. Students use their collaboration and problem-solving skills in order to solve a real-world issue. This week, students worked in teams, performed research and designed prototypes of their solutions. They will complete building prototypes and present their solutions next week. We look forward to their innovative solution presentations.

Kim Hewlett

STEM Learning Specialist