STEAM ahead at school

For those who still trying to keep up with the many and exciting new ways local kids are being educated, long gone are the days when school was just about reading, writing and arithmetic.
Tewantin State School is now offering specialised digital technology lessons for Prep – Year 4 students.
Principal Corrie Connors said this was the second year students had engaged in weekly lessons with their digital technology teacher, Jodie Donahue.
By the end of Year 4, students will have had the opportunity to create a range of digital solutions through guided play and integrated learning, such as using robotic toys to navigate a map or recording science data with software applications.
What’s exciting about this program is that students are on a pathway to become digital creators and innovators of tomorrow.
It can help them now and possibly the community in the future.
The Tewantin Community Bank branch has generously worked in partnership with the school to sponsor and resource the program this year. Branch manager Wayne Hoens was on hand this week to watch the students put through their paces.
Another specialised program offered to Tewantin State School students is a lunch club led by Tewantin State School’s deputy principal Sheldon Boland.
Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.), are emerging as critical subjects for students to explore in greater detail. Many of the jobs of the future contain elements of these subjects.
In 2017, Tewantin State School is pioneering the full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead lunchtime club project for Year 6 students. The focus of the initiative is to engage students across all academic ability levels in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
It’s already been a term of great fun and learning for the kids involved, and on Thursday, 30 March, parents and caregivers will visit the school to see the students tackle real life challenges using their creative minds.
For further information regarding the digital technology and STEAM programs, contact Tewantin State School on 5335 8888.