OUR COMMUNITY
2017
Annual Giving Realityreads So, you want to read a book that is going to capture your imagination. Your mind is swarming with ideas and tips. Where do you start? Suddenly the book shelf comes to life with a video bursting out of the cover. It’s one of your school friends telling you about the book by video! She grabs your interest with a compelling story. Now you just have to read it! Augmented Reality (AR) is a digitally enhanced view of the world. AR can transport you into a visual book review made by students’ peers. It may sound ‘unreal’ but with the help of a few iPads and some simple software we can make this a ‘reality’ in our own Library. Just imagine how much this will encourage reading and improve literacy amongst our girls. How engaged they will be: making their own video book review, sharing it with friends, getting tips on their latest good read! With support for this project we aim to buy six iPads loaded with the Aurasma App (www.aurasma.com) which students will use in the Library to trigger the video book reviews (called AURA). Any student will be able to record a review using the iPads but just imagine how Years 7 and 8 girls will particularly love this project. It could start a reading epidemic! The Aurasma App is only available on iOS devices (laptops don’t deliver this technology) so iPads are the only tool to provide this exciting opportunity. Help us bring books to life today by making a gift. With just a target of $3500 we can launch this project.
Cutting across disciplines with innovative technology Laser technology is now a ‘gateway’ tool that unleashes opportunities across disciplines in schools, particularly in STEM areas (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). To prepare Brigidine girls for our technological world we need to challenge them to design and innovate. Through laser technology our students can personalise, customise and add value to their own projects, raising the quality of their work and increasing their confidence in the technology arena. They can hone their problem solving, critical thinking, team building and collaboration skills, all of which are so valued in the workplace. Digital Laser technology allows students to develop concepts from prototyping to testing and production phases with complete realisation using materials ranging from acrylic and aluminium to leather, stainless steel and wood.
Support during hardship
Help us fund this Digital Laser system for use across the STEM disciplines at Brigidine bringing amazing opportunities to our girls and their futures. The goal for this project is to raise $5000.
Our Annual Giving Appeal is an annual request to support Brigidine College financially and reflects our philosophy of everyone contributing what they can for projects which cannot be covered by school fees.
Bursary support from our donors has helped us to help them, allowing girls to stay amongst friends and supportive staff through these trying times. So that financial circumstances do not prevent young women from accessing or continuing their education at Brigidine College we need help for our Bursary Fund.
fill out the Annual Giving brochure insert you will have received with this issue of The Bridge, or go to our website www.brigidine.nsw.edu.au and click on Support then Annual Giving. You can click the Donate Now button to take you straight to Payments. Whatever your gift, it will be greatly appreciated and will make a difference to our girls.
Collectively our gifts can make these opportunities happen. To make your gift to one of these special projects simply
Di Lawrence Director Development and Community Relations
Over the past year more families in our community than ever have been affected by difficult circumstances.
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