2021
In the Live FM recording studio, putting together Columba Live.
The Tunnels of Love’ winner of two MACS STEM MAD showcase awards.
HOUSE FEAST DAYS Despite the lockdown our de Lacy House and O’Brien Feast Days were still celebrated. The Houses hosted remote liturgies, and held competitions to dress up themselves, or even their pets. Students didn’t let their remoteness get in the way of acknowledging their House patrons and joining together as a community. (Left) Grace, Year 12, getting in the O’Brien orange spirit. (Right) Even pets celebrated de Lacy’s feast day.
PROJECT BASED LEARNING In Year 10, our students don’t undergo the traditional work experience program. Instead, they participate in Project Based Learning (PBL) with industry partners such as Amazon, Zoos Victoria, St Vincent’s Hospital, Akorn Educational Services, Moonee Valley Council, Making Media and Live FM, where they aim to solve real problems using design thinking. In a PBL first, the students presented their ideas, findings and recommendations in radio segments that were broadcast live on Friday 3 September. They had 400 listeners on the day, and further 450 listening to the podcast since. Projects from PBL were subsequently entered into the MACS STEM MAD Showcase in October, resulting in three awards for St Columba’s students: - MACS Award for Wellbeing for the Helping Hand Bot produced by the Technologists cluster working with Amazon. - National Gallery of Victoria Award for Artful Ingenuity, for The Tunnels of Love produced by the Informers cluster working with St Vincent’s Hospital. - MACS Executive Director’s Award for Demonstrating the Catholic Ethos, for The Tunnels of Love produced by the Informers cluster working with St Vincent’s Hospital. Well done to all involved in PBL Week and a big congratulations to our MACS STEM MAD showcase award winners.
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