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STEM to Take Off in 2017

 
Teacher STEM training USYD 

Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM)

2017 will bring with it the formation of STEM Classes for our Year 8 students. STEM Classes are an opportunity for students to work diligently and collaboratively on problem based activities with real world applications. Year 8 will utilise their problem solving, critical thinking, digital literacy and other 21st Century learning skills to work on a range of tasks across Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

Our STEM Team was recently afforded the opportunity to join a select number of schools in a STEM Partnership Program with the University of Sydney. This enabled the team to attend a three-day STEM Enrichment Program as well as an upcoming session in 2017.

The MHS STEM Team is very grateful for the opportunity to work with the university on this project as well as for their guidance and support. We are excited to be working with our mentor, Stewart Palmer. Stewart, along with Riverside Girls HS will be working interdependently with MHS as both schools commence STEM Classes.

In the meantime, our students were given a taste of what they can achieve through STEM Classes with a visit from Year 5 student Michael Z. Michael is a student from Adelaide and finalist in the Youth Explorers ICT National Finals. He took the time to showcase his personal STEM Project, a Nursing Home Call Bell System for which he was awarded 3rd Prize. Michael is a very impressive student and truly inspired our own students, who are eagerly anticipating the commencement of their classes.