Year 7 visit to Ranges TEC

Have you ever built a house, tried your hand at engineering, created a dessert in a commercial kitchen or made your own wooden storage from scratch? On Monday October 19th, the Year 7s had a chance to try their hands at all of that and more. Thanks to an invitation from the Year 11 Ranges Tec students, the Year 7s experienced a 'Taste Tester' day of life in vocational learning.

Students learnt how to safely work with wiring in the Electrotechnology factory and built a miniature house in the Building and Construction factory. In the commercial kitchen, the Year 7s made crepes with a range of delicious toppings and were even kind enough to cater for the teachers! The Engineering area involved punching, drilling, polishing and embossing of metal to create a customised dog tag, while Furniture Making was an opportunity to build a wooden storage tray. Ranges Tec aims to make learning as similar to being in the workplace as possible, meaning that students and staff share the pool tables, exercise bikes and gym equipment. These were a big hit with Year 7s during break times!

We are grateful to the staff and students from Ranges who hosted us, ran the sessions and provided a great day. This may sow the seed of future trade and engineering careers, whilst being a leadership opportunity for the Year 11 VCE-VM students at Ranges TEC.

Bindy Albury

Year 7 Coordinator