Empowering Women in STEM: Year 9 Coding Excursion
Some of our Year 9 students recently enjoyed an exciting day, at the Winthrop Women in Code excursion.
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Kracken Team Shines at RoboCup National Championship 2023
Congratulations to our Kracken robotics team who emerged victorious at the RoboCup Junior Australia Open National Championship 2023.
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Another Semester of Success: The National Computer Science Schools Challenge
Once again, Santa Maria has produced some wonderful results in the National Computer Science Schools Challenge this Semester.
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Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures: Girls in ICT Day 2021
Happy Girls in ICT Day! Today, April 22, is a great day to celebrate how women have changed the world using technology.
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What Do We Learn Through Coding?
At Santa Maria College, our Years 7 and 8 students are fortunate to be able to choose one of two Digital Technologies subjects – Creative Media or Robotics & Coding. We believe both subjects offer rich experiences to create amazing things with technology.
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Robocup State Champions for the Third Year
Sophia and Abigail have won their division of Robocup for the third year running. We interviewed the girls about the competition.
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Year 8s Zoom Ahead With Robots
Year 8 Robotics and Coding is a class offered by the Technology & Commerce Learning Area. The course is new in 2020 and aligns with Digital Technologies in the Australian Curriculum.
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Welcome to Santa Station: Santa Maria’s New Podcast
Last week saw the launch of Santa Station, the student run podcast. We asked three presenters about this new initiative.
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National Computer Science Schools Challenge Update
Three of our students have been recognised on the Leaderboard of the National Computer Science Schools Challenge, with one having a perfect score.
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Online Learning Readiness Checklist
Students have been completing a checklist of the digital technology skills that they have, which will help them with their learning.
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National Schools’ Computer Science Challenge
Our Year 8 Robotics and coding classes are currently taking part in the National Schools’ Computer Science Challenge (NCSS).
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Touch Typing: Saving Time and Improving Confidence Using Technology
Embracing collaboration between Deans of Students, Technology & Commerce and ICT, Santa Maria College has purchased a license for all Years 7 and 8 students to have access to TypingClub, an interactive touch-typing program
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Code Quest
Santa Maria College Year 6 students have taken their coding skills very seriously by entering the international code quest competition hosted by Grok Learning