Design
Technology
I would like to start by thanking all the Design and Technology staff and students for showing poise and resilience through these unprecedented times.
Over the course of the year, Design and Technology students have been completing a range of design activities using CAD (Computer Aided Design) software. As they have been unable to participate in practical activities in the workshop, students were given the opportunity to make the most of the resources available to them at home. During Term 3, Year 8 students participated in paper plane building activities. Students designed, created and tested a range of different models and uploaded test flights to their YouTube channel. Year 9 Design and Technology students delved into topics surrounding Environmental Sustainability such as landfill, energy use and recycling. Furthermore, they have been creating model houses from recycled materials and submitting their weekly progress via an online portfolio. Remote learning gave students the opportunity to master CAD skills well beyond their years using On Shape software, a free, technically intricate software package that is vector-based. In short, software at an industry level. Year 8, 9 and 10 Food Technology students cooked up a storm at home during the remote learning block! Much to the delight of families, students baked and decorated chocolate cakes, whipped up lamb curry with rice and perfected chicken and corn soup. The students finished the term by cooking their choice of tagliatelle bolognese or caramel mud cakes. With detailed recipes and videos to guide them, the meals the students produced have been a resounding success and for many students, cooking has become a newfound passion. 2020 showed successful completion of three new welding bays in the Metal Workshop. The bays consist of new Metal Inert Gas, Tungsten Inert Gas and Manual Metal Welding that students can now use to master their fabrication welding skills. This adds a new stream of engineering at Mazenod and adds to an already successful machining program. Welding skills are in great demand in industry and VET Engineering students now enjoy the benefits of developing these new skills on offer. I would like to show my appreciation to all the students, for the time and effort they put into their subjects. I would also like to thank Mrs Paulette Weegberg, who announced her retirement after 26 years of service to the College, and a big thank you to all the Design and Technology staff for their hard work this year. Lachlan Gray
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