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…

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…

Industry Mentor-WA High School Students – JUST START IT Program

Industry Mentor - Giving back as a Professional Engineer I am proud to be an industry mentor to support Western Australian High School students and teachers for the JUST START IT educational program at North Lake Senior Campus and Canning…