Tech in the Curriculum
Centre For Innovation
Tech in the Curriculum
The Centre for Innovation fosters educational programmes that empower teachers and students to harness the transformative potential of technology in order to cultivate and exhibit their learning. The knowledgeable staff members of the Centre for Innovation collaborate closely with a diverse array of learners, enhancing their educational experiences by integrating meaningful digital tools and stretching the development of essential digital skills. Furthermore, the Centre for Innovation is grateful for unwavering support from both the school and the Parents and Friends Association, ensuring ample resources for acquiring state-of-the-art machines, robots, and devices within its space.
3D Design
Mini-golf in Tinkercad
Nature theme
Birthday theme
Hello Kitty theme
Minecraft in Education
Build A Big Blue Future
Minecraft in Education
Endangered Species
Spheros in Y7 Maths
Using Sphero in Maths
Topic: Angles in Y8 Maths
Tesselations in Maths
Y6 learning about forces and motion in science. Using EPro8 kits the students created pinball machines to apply their knowledge
Y10 3D printing a box for a specific purpose
Year 10 Product Design
Y10 - working with the laser cutter
3D printing a charm bracelet
Learning to use Tinkercad to 3D print
Designing, testing and producing a finished outcome, fit for purpose
2022 - Sienna
Exhibition pieces created for IB Visual Art
Use of shadow screens which projects an intricate design onto the panels
An extremely delicate and complex laser cut design which was part of Sienna's exhibition work
Y12 Textiles - sample 3D print for WOW garment
Gap Filler design using Tinkercad
Paperchibi - Using QR codes to create an audio introduction about ourselves
Combining electronics and textiles
Using electronic thread to connect LEDs to be used in wearable tech
Stopmotion - combining literacy, story writing and creativity
Senior DVC - creating and designing an architectural space
Y9 Product Design - learning to use Tinkercad to create a design for 3d printing
3D printed miniatures
Using the greenscreen to promote her reversible garment in senior materials technology
ANZAC stories studied in
Y5 & 6
Year 6 learning to understand binary code
Year 2 learning to debug basic code
Year 1 learning to sequence instructions as an algorithm
Senior Young Enterprise students attending the Electrify Accelerator Demo Day which profiled women founders of start-up companies in NZ - June 2023
Using the laser cutter to present a display of a design space of café
Reinventing a lamp using the laser cutter to create an original shadow pattern