STEAM
ReaLabs Incursion
2017 provided MGSC with a new focus on STEAM and the year ended on a wonderful note for the new Year 10 cohort who were chosen to participate in a two-day incursion built around STEAM focused activities. I had the pleasure of organising the event with ReaLabs, a branch of the realestate.com company. This event was the first of its kind for our school and definitely not the last. Students were motivated by female entrepreneurs including Helen Souness and Georgia Beattie. The staff of ReaLabs spoke about their individual positions at the company, providing the girls with an opportunity to understand roles they may never have known about. The incursion had the girls work in teams to create a need for an app and design the facade and then went on to pitching their ideas to their peers and MGSC staff. The app ideas were all so dynamic that I personally wanted to purchase all of them. The winning app ideas were given a specially made 3D-printed trophy which was also presented at our first assembly for 2018 for the entire school community to applause.
Student winners:
1st place: Sarah Dorman, Amy Coward, Mia Hartley, Emily Poulter, Cassidy Copeland, Mikaela Modra
Equal 2nd place (to receive trophy): Poppy Kogakis, Teri Nebeski, Asha Cicchini, Chloe Hollow, Seina Green, Nicole Kaine
Equal 2nd place: Ailish Byrne, Isla McAllister, Liv McGillivray, Daisy Walker
Ms Lisa Blumenstein
2017 STEAM Coordinator
2018 Space School International Study Program
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I am pleased to announce that Mentone Girls’ SC will be involved in the 2018 Space School International Study Program. Through our partnership with the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia, our students have the unique opportunity to join other students from participating Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia schools on this once in a lifetime, STEM-based experience at NASA in the USA.
Recognising the challenges facing young students today, where the change of pace in society over the next 30 years will outpace the change we have experienced in the past 5,000 years, 75% of the fastest growing occupations in Australia will require STEM related skills and an expected 50% of current jobs will disappear.
By empowering students through this unique STEM program, they will master the STEM related skill set to prepare them for their future. Students become more focused, inquisitive to pursue the subject they are interested in through the unique access to NASA facilities, inspiring guest speakers and training programs, while learning a foundation of personal and leadership skills to apply through their school years and beyond.
This program is designed to develop leaders for the next generation, aims to inspire and ongoing interest in STEM; empowering and preparing our students for the fastest growing and most sought-after occupations of the 21st century.
A fantastic opportunity to learn beyond the classroom in the most inspiring environment.
There is a one-hour information session about this international study program to be held on Tuesday 13th March at The Rose Room, Mentone Girls’ Grammar.
Highly recommended by previous students and parents whom have participated in this international study program, view their testimonials and insight into the experience at Space School.
Junior Space School Expedition
Senior Space School Expedition
This is a once in a lifetime experience. I encourage you to attend this evening information session.
Ms Gemma Johnson
Visual Arts & Digital Technology Domain Leader
Mission Patch and Statement
We chose this design because it really represents our group. It is a triangle because the three sides equal the three schools we're from. We have Venus on the left because it represents women; so does the women symbol. Next to it the Latin translates to 'We are strong'. We come from Australia so that is why we have the Australian flag on Venus. The 16 four-point stars represent the students in our group and the four six-point stars represent our group leader. The space shuttle with the NASA symbol represents NASA Space Camp and the 2K17 means the year we attended. The koala sleeping is there because our whole group was sleepy the first couple of days and the koala shows Australia. We have a red border because we are red team.
Statement prepared by the Mentone Girls' Secondary College, Melbourne Girls Grammar School & Fintona Girls' School students that made up the 'Miranda' team.