MCB Business Partners, having identified the lack of resources Australian educators have to bring up-to-date, relevant examples of STEM in Australian industries and businesses into the classroom, spearheaded, in partnership with the NSW Department of Education STEM Industry Schools Partnership Program (SISP) and the NSW branch of Institute of Technology Education (iTE), the activation of iTeachSTEM. In its current format, …
How do we make Newcastle more accessible and inclusive for everyone in our community? This was the question that Newcastle’s innovation leaders challenged students from Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College to answer at the City of Newcastle Sustainnovation Challenge. Bishop Tyrrell students Megan Williams, Eli McLean-Phillips, and Khiera Bartlett rose to the challenge through a weeklong immersion which gave them a …
Duncan Burck creator and Program Director, Sustainnovation Challenge This week we launch City of Newcastle Sustainnovation Challenge; a first-of-its-kind collaborative learning experience for secondary students to help create a sustainable future for Newcastle. It’s a unique collaboration between education, industry, community, and city leaders who are volunteering their expertise to help students create and develop workable solutions to important issues …
Improving accessibility for people, dealing with plastic, planning for an ageing community, and preparing for a creative economy are issues to be explored by high school students in a first-of-its-kind learning experience designed to create a sustainable future for Newcastle. The City of Newcastle Sustainnovation Challenge is a community capacity building project being delivered under Council’s NewSkills and Living Lab …