INNOVATION AT STCC

Our Years 7 to 10 innovative programs, expose students to a variety of subjects, disciplines and experiences before they begin the process of choosing a VCE program. Our programs are designed to develop critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving, which not only support successful learning but are also valuable skills for future working environments.

Design Code Create

Offered to Year 7s, this semester long subject is part of our broader digital curriculum. It provides our youngest students with the chance to explore coding in a fun and practical way. Our Year 7s also learn about cyber safety as they build their digital literacy.

Fiontar

Fiontar is a year-long program that is part of the Year 8 subject offerings at the College. This interdisciplinary subject puts students in the driver’s seat of their learning, as they delve into three major topics throughout the year. From excursions to the city to reflect on the opportunities provided; to exploring STEAM skills by unpacking real-world problems with design thinking; to working on one of the UN’s sustainability goals and how young people might have the key to improving life around the globe, Fiontar gives our students the tools to create, collaborate and innovate in a hands-on environment.

Urban Experience

The Urban Experience program is run in collaboration with St Bernard’s College. Year 9 students take part in a one-week intensive city experience, exploring Melbourne and investigating our College values in action.

During the week students record their learning and reflect on their changing perspectives of the city and its people. The Urban Experience is also a time where our students work through Respectful Relationships practices, as they navigate learning with students from another College.

Future Directions

In Year 9 students participate in Future Directions. This program is the entry point into careers education at the College. As part of the program, our students explore life after secondary school through seminar days and a fortnightly lesson which provide the foundation for building a VCE program. It also provides an introduction to the VTAC process.

Students visit tertiary organisations, learn to write a resume and prepare for a job interview through our mock interview evenings.

The program readies our students for the big life decisions that come with senior schooling and beyond.

EXPLORING PATHWAYS & PBL

The Year 10 Exploring Pathways curriculum focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and understanding to recognise and manage what is often implicit in thinking. Students learn and apply techniques to progress, communicate, collaborate, create, and be critical thinkers.

Each year, as part of Exploring Pathways, our Year 10 students participate in Project Based Learning (PBL) Week, in place of work experience. The week aims to foster critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving, and partners our students with industry leaders, such as Amazon and the Melbourne Zoo, for a real-world and hands-on learning experience.

Students work in small groups to develop solutions to the briefs provided to them by their industry partners. The week culminates in a series of presentations, where each group discusses and showcases their learnings, designs and ideas to their peers and industry partners.