Head of Technology Update

Big things have been happening across the Technology faculty at Saint Ignatius this term! We are currently in the thick of our busy period as semester based classes are finalising their final projects, with many students choosing to continue working through recess and lunch times. VCE classes are finishing off outcomes for Unit 1 and Unit 3 and our junior classes are wrapping up their first or final breadth technology subjects. All of which we could not do without our tremendously energetic and generous teaching and technician staff.

A couple of highlights over the last week have included:

Year 7 students testing their completed pollinating robots through a series of challenges which have included races and last robot left standing activities.

Year 11 Product Design & Technology students have been finalising their first complete, independent design process which was based around the concept of time.

Year 12 Product Design & Technology students across both mixed materials and textiles working through their final process trials and prototyping ahead of making their final designed solution at the college.

Y9 Game Design students are looking forward to heading out on their excursion to Zero Latency in Geelong to learn more about VR Gaming, VR game design and overall user experience.

Senior Food Technology classes planning, designing, ordering and making their ‘own recipe’ dishes

1st Year VET Building and Construction students have been developing fundamental trade skills including setting out using dumpy laser levels and construction methods using a variety of power and hand tools.

On behalf of us all, we wish the Year 10 & 11 students good luck as they begin exam revision and for their end of semester exams. We look forward to having our Breadth and Semester based students back in the Technology space soon.

Leigh Hodge

Head of Technology