JUNIOR SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

‘It Takes a Spark’ STEAM Conference

A group of students from Years 5 and 6 attended the ‘It Takes a Spark’ STEAM Conference at All Saints’ College. The Year 5 students co-presented an ‘Invention Test’ workshop with Mrs. Donnelly, whilst the Year 6 students co-presented on ‘Arduino in the Classroom’ with Mrs Pudney (our CSIRO Scientists in Schools partner). The students were excellent ambassadors for St Hilda’s.

ROBOCUP

17 of our Year 5 and 6 students took part in the WA RoboCup ‘On Stage Performance’ robotics event at Curtin University. The students devoted many hours to preparing for the event - after school, before school, during lunchtimes and recess. They were all amazing on the day, competing in an open-age (up to Year 10) field of 36 teams. They really enjoyed the experience and were all very proud of their newly developed robotics skills and creativity.

Junior School Young ICT Explorers

Year 6 students Lucy and Lara had the opportunity to pitch their invention, ‘The Happiness Helper’, to a panel of judges via a Zoom meeting as part of the Young ICT Explorers Competition. After seeing news reports about elderly people feeling sad and lonely during COVID-19 lockdowns, the two young inventors decided to use Arduino electronics and coding to create a scheduling assistant to help elderly people ‘look on the bright side of life’. They worked on the project for several months and presented with great confidence and expertise! Excellent work Lucy and Lara!