13 Nov 2019
On Thursday October 31, Hilltop Road Public School was very excited to host the Junior Big Day In once again. This was our fourth year hosting the event, which brings a wealth of innovative technology and experiences into the hands of students.
The Junior Big Day In is designed for students in years 5 and 6, with a goal of fostering digital creativity, digital literacy, ICT skill development, design thinking and computational thinking. Our Hilltop Road year 5 and 6 students were joined by others from 16 schools. The students participated in a range of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) activities including workshops by Apple, Atlassian, UTS, Macquarie University, the Australian Computing Academy and STEMshare, to name a few.
All of the students involved were eager to engage with the activities, technologies and challenges provided on the day. It was, once again, an invaluable opportunity for our students to extend themselves in new ways. Thank you to all of the representatives and schools who joined us to make the day a great success.