At St Joseph’s we pride ourselves in our rigorous approach to STEM Education. In addition to the in-depth content knowledge required for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, we prioritise connected and authentic learning experiences that develop skills for innovation, collaboration and creative and critical thinking. We encourage our students to be lifelong learners and responsible global citizens. We believe STEM education is essential component to a well-rounded education.
With digitalisation and automation continuing to rapidly and dramatically change the world of work, we can’t predict many of the jobs that today’s STEM students will hold as their careers unfold. But we can be certain that they will need deep discipline knowledge in their field, digital literacy and the flexibility to pivot their careers to embrace new challenges. A STEM education delivers these skills.
Dr Alan Finkel, AO Australia’s Chief Scientist
St Joseph’s employ a specialist STEM teacher to support classroom teachers implement authentic and rigorous STEM learning experiences for all our students. STEM learning is:
• embedded within the Australian Curriculum
• integrated and connected to other learning areas and the real world
• Inquiry-based (incorporating design thinking, problem-based learning and project-based learning)
• designed to emphasise collaboration, creativity and critical thinking
To support STEM learning, St Joseph’s have invested in numerous resources including the following robotics and technology:
• Microbits
• Little Bits Electronics
• Codey Rocky robots
• 3D Printer
• LEGO Mindstorm EV3
• Ozobots
• Osmo
• LEGO WeDo 2.0
• VR googles
• Spheros
• Tello Drones
St Joseph's have numerous external partnerships with government, university, industry and community groups to support STEM Education at our school. We also receive valuable input from our dedicated parent community.