Engineers without Borders

Engineers without Borders Australia inspired our Year 7 students by bringing along  20 engineering students from the University of Technology Sydney to run STEM workshops. Students created solutions to real world problems such as coding for disaster relief, creating a prosthetic limb, creating a renewable energy source and finding an appropriate housing solution to a flooded area in Cambodia.

Students collaborated in teams of three to ideate creative solutions to these real world problems. Year 7 should be commended for their excellent participation, involvement and willingness to work with others throughout the day.  

Year 7 Reflections

Personally the experience within the Year 7 STEM workshops was extremely enjoyable and fun to participate in. It was obvious on the day that each student in Year 7 got involved and had a great time together learning about engineering and ways to improve our world as it is today. 

I loved the STEM workshops because of the involvement in activities and practical tasks. The day helped my peers and I to think differently about our world and also sparked interest in becoming an engineer for many of us. We did many tasks including, creating a prosthetic leg, trying to make a house to survive on water and making our own wind turbine to generate electricity. Overall the day was an entertaining and pleasant experience for everyone in Year 7.

                                                                                      By Aimee Uphill 

I thought it was a good experience because we learnt about different ways to create stuff and have fun, I also liked the different workshops and the creative thoughts about finding solutions. I learnt about what engineers are and what Engineers without Borders do.  

By Fletcher Dent 

I thought it was a pretty good experience for everyone and I also enjoyed it. I loved making houses with different materials and seeing how many marbles they would hold. I also liked the prosthetic leg workshop where we had to make our own prosthetic leg and put  it on our knee to test it. Overall I had a lot of fun doing STEM workshops with Engineers Without Borders.

By Tom Stratton

Mrs Courtney Freebody | Leader of Learning - Digital Technology and STEM