Wednesday 8 July 2015

Code Club

This term has been a very successful one for Code Club SMC with our new tutors Carolyn and Mihaela from Code Club Aotearoa.




We have a small but very dedicated group of girls from Years 6-9 who come every week and use their creativity and problem solving skills to work through projects to teach them how to code.  These girls are super imaginative and have lots of energy even at the end of a long day!

To end the term we had an afternoon tea and gave the girls the opportunity to finish off one of their projects.  The girls then played each others games and had a vote for the most popular two games.  I can't wait to see what they produce next term!

To check out some of what we do you can click on the picture below to play one of the games that one of our Year 6 coders has created using Scratch.


Wednesday 1 July 2015

Charm Bracelets

Some of the 3D printed charms

Getting Settled In

At the start of the year we had the privilege of unboxing our very first 3D printer.  A new programme with our year 9 students was introduced and delivered by Aimie Sibson.  The girls got an opportunity to create personal designs which were then printed as charms for their bracelet.
Year 9 Product Design Class
Finished Charm Bracelet
At the start of Term Two, we shifted the Year 9 Product Design class into the Centre for Innovation, and again had the delight in unboxing another couple of 3D printers to speed up the production of the wonderful work that the girls were creating.




Our New Space

I am so excited to be able to open and create the new space for our students.  We are located in the Winchester South building opposite the main school office [WS101].  The Centre for Innovation has been set up to provide our girls with opportunities that will enable them to develop skills in problem solving, creativity and risk taking.  They will initially be able to work collaboratively in activities such as coding, robotics and 3D printing.

The Centre for Innovation started as a blank space but is filling up with lots of wonderful projects.