After exposure to industry and community challenges, students will work onsite in groups through the design process to collaboratively utilise technologies, software and expertise in the Tech School. They will prototype and reiterate artifacts to demonstrate their solution and take part in a showcase presentation of their work and learning journey.
Schools can select from one of the 3 industry sectors each with a number of projects:
Schools can select from one of the 3 industry sectors each with a number of projects:
- Community and Youth Engagement
- Health and Human Performance
- Clean Energy
Program objectives:
- Develop the skills to take a range of perspectives and to challenge assumptions
- Exhibit initiative, independence, interdependence and leadership skills to achieve a team goal
- Use a variety of strategies to collaborate effectively
- Use design thinking to evaluate and ideate possible solutions to a challenge
- Apply skills to prototype using a range of technologies
- Apply skills in Design Software to develop a prototype
- Use feedback and self-reflection to reiterate designs
- Showcase to pitch their collective ideas and successes
Curriculum links:
Creative and critical thinking capabilityPersonal and social capability
Design and technologies
Digital technologies
STEAM links
Media arts
Visual arts
Visual communication design
Industry links:
Community and youth engagement - Casey City CouncilHuman performance – Sport - MIND
Clean energy
Healthcare
Engineering
Sustainability
Duration:
Two weeks prior Casey Tech School staff visit school to launch the program - 30 mins3 day program: usually Tuesday – Thursday