Mrs Michelle Carroll Benefits of Girls Only

In recent years there has been an emerging focus on STEM in schools and the need to improve the scientific literacy amongst our graduating students. At St Catherine’s we have also been focused on encouraging and supporting our students in STEM. A most recent example has been moving our Science curriculum in Year 10 to disciplined based semester long courses. This enables students to study the equivalent of two years of Science in Year 10 if they choose this pathway. We are currently exploring the learning offerings within our School, particularly in Years 5 to 9 and how we can further enrich STEM within the curriculum.

While Science is an important feature of our curriculum, we are mindful of the need to ensure we have a balance of intellectual offerings. We must do this so our students have an intellectual bridge between the “two cultures,” so in the future, our students can further the progress of human knowledge and society. Dyson has managed to bring art, design, and engineering together and create extraordinary devices that have changed the world. Must dash, I have some vacuuming to do!

Mr Robert Marshall

Deputy Principal, Director of Teaching and Learning

Reference: www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-update-on-cp-snows-two-cultures/