Programs

Learning programs

Please click here to view the online version of our 2020 Learning Program Booklet

Our learning programs are based on the STEM principles:

Focus on real-world applications
Guided by an integrated design process
Immersion in hands-on inquiry and exploration.
Involvement in productive teamwork.
Application of STEM knowledge and principles
Opportunity for multiple outcomes, answers and application.
Exposure to industry pathways, mentors and narratives

Automation - Robotic Solution

Year 8
Year 9
VET
VCAL

Students will be challenged to develop a robotic solution for a food industry engineering brief.

Humanoid Assistant Robot

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VET
VCAL

Students will learn to program the robot NAO and design a response to a care assistance scenario.

War on Waste Precious Plastic

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VCAL

Students will develop an appreciation of the impact of plastic waste on the environment and will investigate creative and entrepreneurial solutions to this challenge.

Soil Science

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
VET
VCAL

Students will learn about healthy soil balance through collecting soil samples, carrying out laboratory tests and interpreting the results.

Chocolate; Sustainable Design

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VCAL

Students will learn about the sustainability of chocolate, consider the impact of consumerism on our chocolate consumption and use Food R&D processes to manufacture a chocolate mould.

Disaster Relief Housing

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VCAL

Students will collaborate to respond to an emergency scenario to design an emergency housing product.

Peter Doherty Science Award

Year 9
Year 10

Students will experience the scientific method to provide them with the framework to participate in the Peter Doherty Science Award process.

Industry Tech Taster

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9

Students will experience three industry tech based experiences to understand the use and impact of technology on the industry areas and complete a workshop with related technologies.

Virtual Reality Scene Maker - Game Design

Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VET
VCAL

Students will be guided by a professional game maker to experience immersive technology including simulation, VR and AR to inform the design of an interactive VR digital experience.

Bushfoods, innovation in Australian food

Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
VCAL

Students will explore Australian culture, collaborate and be challenged to design, and create, the next Australian bushfood product.

Girls in STEM Industry Pathways

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9

Two consecutive program days consisting of a combination of industry tours, guest speakers, skill based workshops and applied hands-on learning to support girls in exploring their STEM pathways within an industry area.

Think like Henry Sutton

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VET
VCAL

Students will be guided through a design thinking process to innovate a new design, solution or process that can change the way in which we live, work or play.

Bees with Backpacks

Year 9
Year 10
VCAL

Students take on the role of a data analyst by preparing, exploring, and modelling local bee industry data to contribute to the CSIRO global research project.

Emergency Response

Year 8
Year 9

Students explore ways to automate a robot to carry out tasks to simulate how to reduce risks associated with emergency situations.

Mini FarmBot

Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
VET
VCAL

Students will construct, program and manage a small-scale automated plant management system at BTS which they will then take back to their home school to observe in operation over 3-4 weeks.

Sensor Tech Problem Solving

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
VET
VCAL

Students will develop their understanding of sensor technology which will then inform their design of a sensor based tech solution to solve a community or business problem, issue or need as a system, product or environment.

STEM Academy

Year 7
Year 8
Year 9

Students will undertake technical masterclasses with industry experts to develop their skills and capabilities before choosing an area of interest to explore, prototype a system, environment or product.

VCE Virtual Brain Masterclass

Year 11
Year 12

The Inside Explorer; Virtual Brain Masterclass is focused on Unit 1 of VCE Psychology; How are behaviour and mental processes shaped? and relates to outcome 1: Role of the brain in mental processes and behaviour.