Courses for 2024 (Secondary Grades 7-9)
New courses coming soon! Keep an eye out for our next round of exciting offerings to support your students. Please contact your regional coordinator if you wish to be put on the mailing list for courses when released. Below are some of the courses offered in 2023. Let your regional coordinator know if you are keen for your students to access any of these this year. Get in early to secure your spaces.
All Grand challenges (GC) and Skill builders (SB) are 10 weeks long with 60 to 90 minute lessons. These courses are available for students in grades seven to nine and may include some students from primary grades where appropriate.
2024 Round Dates:
Round 1: 19th Feb. to 10th May (Term 1 Wk 5 to Term 2 Wk4)
Round 2: 20th May to 9th Aug. (Term 2 Wk 6 to Term 3 Wk5)
Round 3: 19th Aug. to 8th Nov. (Term 3 Wk 7 to Term 4 Wk6)
Round 3 Courses:
Monday:
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Audio Warfare
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Lego Robotics
- 9:10-10:10 - (Yrs 5 – 7) - Skill Builder: Math in Sport
- 10:30-11:30 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Future Farming
- 11.30 - 12.30 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Save the Bees
- 12:00-1:00 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Pests in the West
- 1.00 - 2.00 - (Yrs 5 – 7) - Skill Builder: Bug Buffet
- 1:30-2:30 - (Yrs 6 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Biosecurity
- 1:40-2:40 - (Yrs 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Kiss the Ground
Tuesday:
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yr 5 – 8) - Skill Builder: Lego Robotics
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Lego Robotics - Invention Squad
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Women in STEM
- 9:10-10:10 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Advancements in Mining Innovations
- 10:00-11:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: How to Make Money
- 10:30-11:30 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Digi-Mech Engineering
- 12:00-1:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Designed by Nature: Biomimicry
- 1:25-2:25 - (Yr 7 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Cyberattack Chaos
Wednesday:
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yr 7 – 9) - Skill Builder: Macqueen Machines
- 9:00-10:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: The Future of Fighting Fires
- 10.00 - 11.00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Lego Robotics
- 10:30 - 11:30 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Fly Like an Eagle
- 11.30 - 12.30 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Robots to the Rescue
- 12:00-1:00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Portable Living Spaces
- 1:25-2:25 - (Yr 6 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Hydro Innovation
- 1:50-2:50 - (Yr 6 – 7) - Skill Builder: Advanced Electronics
Thursday:
- 10.00 - 11.00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: How to Make Money
- 10:15 - 11:15 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Sensational Sharks
- 11.30 - 12.30 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Advanced Lego Robotics
- 12:00-1:00 - (Yr 7 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Ignite Your Future with AI
- 1.00 - 2.00 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Lego Robotics
- 1:25 - 2:25 - (Yr 6 – 9) - Grand Challenge: Disaster Resilience for a Changing Climate
- 1:50-2:50 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Future Farming
Friday:
- 1:25-2:25 - (Yr 5 – 9) - Skill Builder: Arduino Microcontrollers