TECHNOLOGY
The year 2000 has been a very busy year
competition, in the Racewear and the
In the Food Technology area, the students
for all staff and students within the
Cockrail sections respectively. Both
of Year 1 1 Materials and Technology -
Technolog}7 Department. Earlier this year
students were up against senior designers
Food have had their culinary skills
staff worked on Curriculum for 2001 and
and we congratulate both, as they were
exhibited twice this year when they were
beyond. This brings our current
finalists in their chosen categories.
curriculum into line with the new CSF 2 document.
This meant that their garments toured Australia with Gown of the Year. All senior
requested to provide Finger Food for two College functions.
Official guests were invited to the Annie’
I have been lucky to work with such a
students attended a luncheon in August,
production prior to the performance and
motivated staff. Technology is unlike any
where we got to see the garments on the
were fed a tasty array of savouries, as were
other faculty in the school, in that the
catwalk. It was a great opportunity for
the parents who attended the Healthy
subjects are so varied and the staff work
senior Textiles students to see what
Living Forum.
very independently. This means that
designers are doing within the industry. I
teachers of Food, Textiles and Information
know students and teachers came away
Technology all have to communicate
equally inspired to sew!
effectively, but also be strong enough to work by themselves. My staff has all worked ven’ hard and I am sure that all
technology students have benefited from
We look to the future, with promises of a new layout and refurbishment of the
Technology wing. This will happen in
Earlier this year Mrs Omand attended a
conjunction to a new offering under the
conference on the implementation of
Technology umbrella of jewellery making
Technology7 in the classroom. Inspired by
and metals. As computers take on a new
this, she got her year 8 Food Technology
role within each subject, IT will also be a
students to email a recipe website; she also
part of each and every class here at Ave
This year we were pleased to implement
digitally photographed meals at school and
Maria College.
the Australian IT competition at Year 9.
has maintained contact with her classes via
This was a great opportunity for our
her email network. She has truly brought
their talents.
school to compete against other Australian
the technology7 railroad into her classes
schools.
and has inspired her students to keep up
Two motivated Year 12 Textiles students, Kate McGinty and Erin Kilty participated
in the annual Gown of the Year
with certain websites and links from home.
I look forward to the future and what it
will bring and I thank all of my
Technology staff for their love and support over the past two years. Ms Amanda Nunn
Technology Coordinator
Year 11 'Gown of the Year' Tania Piccolo, Belinda Papa, Kathryn McNeill, Katherine Pearson, Michelle Rebuli, Kristal Garcia
64 Ave Maria - Vidian 2000
