A letter from my students – Mentors in the classroom

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The Value of Industry Mentors in the Classroom We bemoan the fact that some high school students are not engaged in their lessons and are disruptive. Cecil Andrews College introduced Project Based Learning to engage students and I was…
Sample of Lego Drones

Mentoring – Cecil Andrews College

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Over the past two months , I have been using Lego drones to engage a year 10 class at Cecil Andrews College - Perth. The drones are fun to fly ,but the students have to do several tasks in order to get the drone ready for flying. Assemble…

SOLAR BENCH PROJECT – Cecil Andrews College

In 2019, Cecil Andrews College students came up with the idea of an outdoor classroom and meeting area, using recycled plastics and providing stand-a-lone solar power to charge mobile devices. The idea was enthusiastically supported by…

Mission Impossible – The Drone Dance

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My Drone class had been experimenting with assembling and flying several types of drones over the past 6 months. The next phase was to conduct a coordinated Drone flying routine using 6 or more Drones together. Peter Fares - The specialist…

Cecil Andrews & Tjuntjuntjara schools – A Helping Hand

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Drone Flying activities have been included as part of the September 2018 program of activities undertaken by Cecil Andrews College at the Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School,  located around 700 kms east of Kalgoorlie. I am seeking out…

Hands on Learning – Cecil Andrews College – Western Australia

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During 2017 and 2018, I mentored two groups of high school students in the Cecil Andrews College Project Based Learning Programs under the guidance of experienced STEM teacher John Townley  and Principal - Stella Jinman The first group…

Cecil Andrews College – Leading Edge STEM High School

I have had the privilege  of being an external engineering based industry mentor to year 10/11 students over the past two years, assisting in the STEM Project Based Learning program - working with the Principal Stella Jinman and Head Technology…

OHS Inductions – Have we lost direction?

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OHS INDUCTION What is the required outcome of an induction?. This question should be answered by the reader before continuing on with this article. Many OHS inductions take the form of a detailed set of training modules delivered at…

Certificate of Appreciation – Curtin University

Craig Power supervised two Curtin University OHS students in the completion of their individual workplace experience OHS projects during 2017. The projects were done at the WA State Equestrian Centre located in Brigadoon and consisted of: …

Cecil Andrews College – Student STEM tour of “The Inventors Hub” Facility

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Cecil Andrews College is the Western Australia pilot P-Tech High School tasked with introducing STEM education to their students via their $5 million STEM Centre which was opened in 2017. http://cecilandrewscollege.wa.edu.au/curriculum/p-tech/ I…

Learning From Experience – OHS Lecture – Curtin University

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Guest Lecture - Curtin University - OHS Students September 2017 The lecture showcased my (Craig Power) career as a Mechanical Engineer, OHS Specialist and Consultant , Business Improvement Advisor, Learning and Development Coordinator,…

JUST Start It – Innovative program for High School Students – Semi Finals

Just Start It Semi-finals iSOL8 Pty Ltd through the owner - Craig Power - dedicates up to 20% pro-bono consultancy time to support ventures that contribute to improving our WA community - especially for high school students in  developing…