Week 8 Design Inquiry Update

Progress on the 4/5N’s Design inquiry could be likened to a freight train, rapid and impressive. This week a member of the Research Team observed that another local school has recently updated their signage. The team then drafted an email and contacted the school directly. They were surprised to get a speedy response from the…

Prototype Designs

This week in the 4/5N we have seen an increased level of activity in the studio as students continue with the production of their scaled prototypes. A number of students have confidently demonstrated their openness to new ideas by seeking feedback about their prototype by sharing it in front of the neighbourhood. The provided feedback…

4/5 Neighborhood Design Inquiry

Since returning from the break the 4/5 neighbourhood have renewed their inquiry into design with great enthusiasm.   Students have been introduced to a number of designs from the Melbourne 2023 VCE young designers of the year. This has given them insight into a range of design fields such as System Design, Product Design, Theatre Design…

Week 8 Learning Reflection

Design and Problem Solving During the last two weeks 4/5 neighbourhood have been exploring the idea that design is used to solve problems. We have researched inventions which harness scientific understanding in order to solve a problem. The neighbourhood has watched a documentary ‘Designing a legacy’ which explored how architecture can be used to overcome…

Week 4 Learning Reflection

Design and Scientific Thinking As a neighbourhood the 4/5 students have begun to think more about the many connections between design and science and how designers play a role in harnessing our scientific understandings. One example of design and science that was discussed was the now commonly seen drone. As a group we considered how…

Term 2 Week 2 Learning Reflection

Design This term the ⅘ neighbourhood have jumped straight back into our design inquiry. Students are investigating a range of design avenues from fashion to coding. We have conducted workshops which have looked into the design process and how design can be used to solve problems and create better outcomes. One such workshop focused on…

Week 8 Learning reflection

Dear parents and carers, Over the last couple of weeks we have been focusing on working as part of a team and reflecting on different friendship styles, with the aim to develop a language to talk about friendship and conflict and better understand our group dynamics. The students have been very engaged in these workshops…

Week 6

Dear parents and carers, This week the students have used their superhero responses as inspiration for an imagined world. They have thought about the world they inhabit, what this world looks like, problems they may need to overcome and other characters/superheroes they encounter.  They have used storyboarding to present their ideas and show the sequence…

Week 4 Reflection

Dear parents and carers, As a neighbourhood we have been thinking about ourselves as a community and what makes us who we are as individuals. What are our skills, our capabilities? Building on from these discussions the students in the 4/5N have begun to create superhero versions of themselves. This has involved thinking about the…