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7C Art Sculpture

7C stuck their hands into some clay to begin learning about sculpture this week! During the lesson, students learnt about hand-building, a technique in ceramics used to construct clay works without the use of a pottery wheel. Using a bit of clay and a handful of tools, 7C created pinch pots and coil pots to learn how to transform clay into different shapes. 

Mitzi Flandez

Art & Technology

Year 7 Wacky Racers Take the Wheel!

This term, students in 7B 7G & 7D have been putting their creativity and practical skills into overdrive, designing and building their very own Wacky Racers!

From speedy bananas and cheesy Cheese Strings to watermelons, cats, and everything in between, the workshop has been bursting with imagination and innovation. 

Students worked collaboratively in teams, problem-solved design challenges, and brought their unique ideas to life through hands-on construction.

We have been incredibly impressed by their willingness to learn new skills and safely use tools such as coping saws and drills—many for the very first time. Their confidence, teamwork, and persistence have been outstanding, and the finished racers are simply fantastic!

A huge congratulations to all of our budding designers and makers. We are so proud of everything you have achieved this term and can't wait to see what creative projects you tackle next. Keep up the amazing work!

What do you think of these awesome creations?

Vicky Rumble

Art & Technology

Year 8 Product Design

🌿 Habitat Box Project Success! 🛠️

Congratulations to all students on your amazing work designing and building your very own habitat boxes! They look fantastic, and Mr. Marsh is incredibly proud of the effort, creativity, and craftsmanship you have shown throughout this project.

During the process, students learned how to safely use a range of woodworking tools, including a tenon saw, claw hammer, and try square. 

They also used a large Forstner bit to drill the access hole for their chosen animal habitat. Alongside the practical work, students developed their technical drawing skills through isometric and orthographic drawings, as well as creating digital designs using Tinkercad. Well done on a brilliant achievement!

Wayne Marsh

Art & Technology

9/10 Ceramics

This semester, 9/10 Ceramics students have completed a diverse range of creative projects and developed their skills in making sculptural and functional forms in clay. They have demonstrated and used their technical knowledge to problem-solve challenges when translating their drawings into three-dimensional forms. 

It has been incredible seeing the students take risks with their original ideas. They have approached each task and pushed the limits of their own imagination. There is an incredible array of works that the students have produced, and I am so proud of the motivation and creativity that these students have shared in the classroom. 

Chayla Ueckert-Smith 

Art & Technology

9/10 Create with Code

Students have completed their Create with Code unit, where they explored the fundamentals of game development using Unity and C#. Across the unit, students designed and built interactive game environments, including platformers, driving games, obstacle challenges and character-based scenes.

Through these projects, students developed key programming skills such as using variables, player controls, collision detection, scoring systems, levels, movement, physics and debugging. The unit also encouraged creativity, problem-solving and persistence, as students tested, refined and improved their games over time.

The final video showcases a range of student work and highlights the variety of ideas, technical skills and creative decisions students brought to their projects. It was a strong finish to the unit and a valuable opportunity for students to see how coding can be used to create engaging digital experiences.

Mel Zulfic

Art & Technology