At the end of last term all students in Stages 4 and 5 and 14 teachers spent a day in Canberra immersed in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) experiences.

In a jam packed program visits were made to Questacon, the Royal Australian Mint and the Ian Potter Technology Learning Centre.

In small groups students actively experienced a multitude of creative, analytical and problem-solving challenges as well as investigating scientific processes involved in the making of money.

Workshops at the Technology Learning Centre focused on taking recycled materials and using state of the art equipment to build structures which could solve everyday problems. Students negotiated, consulted, experimented and designed a variety of structures. The range of designs was truly amazing and indicative of the active minds and enthusiasm of St Raphael’s students to embrace STEM and the challenges of learning.

S. Whiteley