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VCE Masterclass Series | Earth Ed
Josh Ambrosy and Liam Frost-Camilleri from the Federation University School of Education are presenting a series of Masterclasses to help VCE students across Victoria in 2021. Liam will be presenting on VCE English. The masterclasses are available to both students and teachers in your network. Masterclasses are free as part of the DET Challenge and Enrichment series.
Know Your Rights at Work
Keen to start your first job? Before you dive right in, there are some important things you should know first.
The ACTU’s Worksite is packed with information about your rights at work, including wages, leave, safety, bullying and more. They have worksheets, videos, quizzes, articles and more for you to access.
Take a look here:
ADF Gap Year Virtual Information Session
17 March 2021, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online
Spend an exciting 12 months in the Navy, Army or Air Force, where you’ll get paid for meaningful work while travelling Australia, gaining skills for life and making lifelong friends.
Join us for a virtual information session and speak with current serving members about the Australian Defence Force Gap Year.
Find out more:
Interested in becoming a Navy Cadet
The Australian Navy Cadets (ANC) is sponsored by the Royal Australian Navy and aims to build leadership and teamwork skills in young people through adventurous and exciting learning activities in a maritime environment. Our unit meets weekly, have overnight camps and conduct week-long training camps at different locations throughout the year.
Becoming a Navy Cadet means making new friends, being part of a team and taking part in fun and challenging activities. Navy Cadets experience sailing, power boating, canoeing, maritime skills, navigation, personal development challenges and community activities. Please click below for the flyer.
Robogals Monash Hackathon
6 March 2021, 9:00 am - 14 March 2021, 3:00 pm
Online
Ask not what you can do for your home, but what your home can do for you. Find out at the Robogals Monash Hackathon!
Held over two weekends in March, this virtual event is open to Year 10 and 11 students. Participants will be provided with a problem centred around Smart Housing and asked to develop ideas and present their innovative solutions to a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded and our industry partners will be running masterclasses to support.
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What Matters? Competition
What Matters? is a ‘catalyst for young thinkers and young writers to develop a perspective, a point of view, on where we’re heading as a society’.
Inspired by Gough Whitlam’s commitment to involving young people in the shaping of Australia’s future, the competition is currently open to school students in years 5 to 12 from Australia. Responding to the simple question ‘what matters?’, entrants are free to express their views on any matter they care about.
To enter What Matters? students submit an original written work between 400-600 words in prose or poetry, of either fiction or non-fiction.
Entries are open until Friday 14 May.
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Stuck at Home? Take a Virtual Campus Tour
If you’re wanting to see the ins and outs of a Uni campus but can’t get there, there is a way. COVID-19 meant that universities had to find a different way to let people tour their campuses and facilities. Now, many universities offer virtual campus tours that you can take from the comfort of your own home. Take a look at them below.
The Science Experience
The Science Experience is a fun 3 or 4 days of science activities for Year 9 and 10 students.
Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work.
The program takes place in over thirty-five universities and tertiary institutions, within many different laboratories and lecture theatres across Australia. Participants perform experiments in the laboratories, meet and hear senior lecturers in the lecture theatres, attend site visits and walk around and experience what it is like to be on the campus of a university or tertiary institution.
The program also provides information about further studies in science, technology and engineering. It highlights the wide range of careers that allow students to pursue their interest and abilities in the sciences.
Dates are currently being released for the 2021 Experience; to keep up to date and register:
Microsoft Mondays
Girl Geek Academy and Microsoft have teamed up to present weekly online workshops to high school girls interested in coding and technology.
Each Monday you’ll get the chance to hang out with other like-minded girls online, and learn something new about tech. The classes are perfect for both beginners and more experienced students.
Classes start - Monday, 22 February 2021, so make sure you register below.
Melissa Dillon and Robyn Cardamone
Careers & VET Coordinators