STEM

Mosman Prep is phasing out the BYO model in our Year 4, 5 and 6 iPad Program.

In 2023, Year 4 students will be issued a new School iPad and cover. The iPad will remain the property of the School but will be the student's responsibility for their time at Mosman Prep. Parents will be charged an annual iPad levy. The iPad will become the property of the family after three years. This new model allows the School full control over the iPad purely from a safety perspective. It also alleviates the burden of parents having to manage another device at home and also having to ensure their son’s iPad goes to School each day charged.

We continue to enjoy the P&F funded virtual reality headsets.

These are an excellent tool to consolidate the lessons taught in class. We moved from static images to using YouTube's enormous collection of educational 360 videos. In early 2023 we plan to introduce iPhone as the content driven device and move away from the original Android devices we have enjoyed for several years. Robotics continues to be a fundamental tool to further develop the boys' problem solving, critical thinking and coding skills. Our very popular classroom kit of the original Sphero's has been retired and replaced with a new classroom kit of Sphero Bolts.

There have been several audio and visual upgrades around the School. The last of our original smart interactive whiteboards were removed and replaced with Epson interactive projectors in line with the rest of the School. The teachers will also receive new Macbook Airs and their existing laptops can be used in the classroom when required.

The School purchased 50 fullsized keyboards. These are to be used in the classroom with iPads for more heavy-duty wordprogressing activities as well as to practice touch typing skills. All the boys loved STEM Day. We had a variety of rotating challenges for all year groups. We had balloon powered cars, bridge building, robotics challenges and virtual reality tours. We look forward to STEM Day in 2023.