25/03/2008 1 item Image: Techno Robots

Gifted and Talented Students Stage 2 students from All Hallows Five Dock, St Joan of Arc Haberfield, Holy Innocents Croydon, and St Mark's Drummoyne built dancing and talking Lego robots in a series of workshops at All Hallows School. The robot workshop developed students' computer programming and problem-solving skills as part of a Gifted Education program devised by teachers Jed Hayes and Glen Urane.

02/03/2009 1 item Image: Technology in action

St Pius’ Primary, Enmore Acting Principal, Eva La Rocca, has no illusions about what has made the small school of 167 pupils one of the top contenders in the Australian Primary Principal Association’s (APPA) showcase schools for use of technology in the classroom. "Its technology in action," she said to the five visiting Principals who recently toured the school from interstate and abroad to see how emerging technologies are being applied to implement new and more innovative approaches to learning. According to Mrs La Rocca, the school has made ground-breaking changes to integrate technology in the classroom over the last seven years. “Research, planning and co-operation had contributed to the school's successful program, which has resulted in teachers embracing technology as a tool to implement effective teaching practices to engage students at all levels,” she said. “Our teachers have been creative with technology, thinking outside the square and using it to engage students in rich learning tasks.” APPA is made up of 7,169 schools from the Catholic, government and Independent sectors. Principal members from as far as Darwin and New Zealand travelled to the Sydney Catholic primary to see how students in years 1, 2, 3 and 6 use smart technologies to enhance literacy. Concerned about the disparities in the integration of technology in schools, APPA initiated the meeting with the Catholic primary to investigate ways ICT is being used innovatively in Primary Schools. St Pius was one of four model schools visited during the annual APPA conference. Photo caption: St Pius’ teacher Crystal Ismanto engages her Year 3 students in a Math’s lesson on Co-ordinates using the Smartboard.

13/03/2008 1 item Image: Tough questions for Bishop Kevin at St Finbar's Glenbrook

Bishop Kevin Manning joined students at St Finbar's for a leadership day and students were able to ask him questions like - Where does God come from?

28/03/2008 1 item Image: Using Technology

Students learning to use the interactive whiteboards.

31/03/2008 1 item Image: Working with refugees at Casimir Catholic College

Year 11 students working with refugees as part of their 'No Hands But Yours' program

12/03/2008 1 item Image: World Maths Day

Students from St Mary’s Primary, Concord recently took part in World Maths Day challenge. Students played against opponents from 20,000 schools throughout the world. The aim of the challenge was to answer 50 million mental arithmetic questions worldwide on 5 March. It was a wonderful and exciting way to promote numeracy within the school and for the recognition of our global connection. The students improved their Maths skills and had fun at the same time.

14/03/2008 1 item Image: World Maths Day at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Greystanes

Students at OLQP Primary, Greystanes got behind World Maths Day, contributing to the new world record of 182,455,169 correct answers to mental arithmetic questions.

28/03/2008 1 item Image: Year 5 and 6 dig for gold at St Francis Xaviers Arncliffe

Year 5 and 6 of St Francis Xaviers Arncliffe recently went to Bathurst to learn about life in the goldfields. Each student had the opportunity to try their luck at panning for gold. We all came to realise how difficult finding gold really was. Children experienced first hand life on the goldfields - living quarters, a blacksmith shop and learning how to work equipment used to mine gold.

31/03/2008 1 item Image: Year 7 camp at Casimir Catholic College

Year 7 Students enjoying their Orientation Camp at Lane Cove