The Technology curriculum at Harrison includes:
Food Technology, ICT, Workshop (woodwork/metalwork) & Textiles in years 7 & 8
Electives: Food Technology, Hospitality, Computer Science, Robotics, Woodwork, Metalwork, Textiles, Women In Construction in years 9 & 10
Technologies enrich and impact on the lives of people and societies globally. Australia needs enterprising individuals who can make discerning decisions about the development and use of technologies and who can independently and collaboratively develop solutions to complex challenges and contribute to sustainable patterns of living. Technologies can play an important role in transforming, restoring and sustaining societies and natural, managed and constructed environments.
Technologies ensures that all students benefit from learning about and working with traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies that shape the world in which we live. By applying their knowledge and practical skills and processes when using technologies and other resources to create innovative solutions, independently and collaboratively, they develop knowledge, understanding and skills to respond creatively to current and future needs.
The practical nature of the Technologies learning area engages students in critical and creative thinking, including understanding interrelationships in systems when solving complex problems. A systematic approach to experimentation, problem-solving, prototyping and evaluation instils in students the value of planning and reviewing processes to realise ideas.
Students in years 7 & 8 study all four Technology subjects for a term across the two years.
Students in years 9 & 10 are able to select Technology subjects as an elective option.
For more information, please contact info.harrison@ed.act.edu.au
There are seventeen Technologies courses available for study in ACT Colleges:
Automotive Technology
Construction Pathways
Construction Pathways
Design and Emerging Technologies
Design and Graphics
Design and Technology
Design and Textiles
Designed Environments
Electronics & Mechatronics
Engineering Studies
Food Studies
Furniture Construction
Furniture Making
Hospitality
Hospitality Industry
Metal Products
Timber Products