08.08.2024
On Thursday 1 August, we joined forces with the Goldfields LLEN, Bendigo Health, La Trobe University Rural Health School, RWAV - Rural Workforce Agency Victoria and Bendigo TAFE to deliver our third annual Allied Health 'Come and Try Day'.
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Welcome to our Term 3 Education Newsletter.
Thanks to our new machine from Precious Plastic Melbourne, we can soon recycle plastic bottle caps into 3D printer filament as part of our Circular Economy Solutions program.
27.06.2024
Welcome to our Term 2 Community Newsletter.
21.06.2024
On Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June, we had the amazing opportunity to host 'Galka', a two-day STEAM camp for local First Nations youth, in partnership with Djaara and Djandak.
On Wednesday 12 June we were excited to launch our Ag-Tech: Bushfoods program with Year 9 and 10 students from Weeroona College Bendigo.
On Monday 3 June we hosted our first Creative Industries Immersion Day, where more than 60 students participated in hands-on activities to explore career opportunities and pathways in the creative industries.
30.04.2024
Welcome to our Term 2 Community and Education Newsletter.
09.02.2024
Step into a world where fashion transcends its traditional boundaries with Jess Coldrey, a distinguished creative technologist and one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering, at the Bendigo Tech School’s Artist in Residence program.
06.02.2024
We are so excited to share with you a preview of a new program currently in development – a thrilling journey into cyber security called "Data Defenders: Hack-Proof Heroes".
02.02.2024
Welcome to our Term 1 Education Update!
16.01.2024
In partnership with Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria, we are pleased to offer two events in March for students and teachers.
18.12.2023
Welcome to our Term 4 Community Newsletter.
29.11.2023
The Bendigo Tech School 2024 Programs Guide is now live!
18.10.2023
We are thrilled to announce that Jess Coldrey will be an Artist in Residence at Bendigo Tech School in February and March 2024.
Bendigo Tech School is excited to introduce an engaging online course that explores bush foods and the perspectives of First Nations peoples.
Welcome to our Term 4 Education Update!
08.09.2023
Welcome to our Term 3 Community Newsletter.
21.08.2023
On Thursday 17 August, we were thrilled to welcome over 110 students for our second Allied Health 'Come and Try Day'.
03.08.2023
Welcome to our Term 3 Education Update!
02.08.2023
On July 21st, VCE Vocational Major students from Girton Grammar School unveiled their sustainable future cities of "Bendigo 2040" at a special showcase held at Bendigo Tech School.
11.07.2023
Towards the end of Term 2, we were excited to work with over 100 Year 7 students from Girton Grammar School for our SolarBuddy Social STEAM program.
28.06.2023
13.06.2023
In developing the partnership between Bendigo Tech School and Nalderun Aboriginal Corporation for our Secondary School Agriculture Fund Project (SSAF), BTS staff took part in two-day intensive ally training called Self-Reflection Conversations.
In 2023 we have been working with VCE Vocational Major students from Girton Grammar School on a hybrid Future Cities project.
07.06.2023
The Bendigo Tech School Student Ambassadors have been working with the Discovery Science and Technology Centre on a new exhibition.
10.05.2023
Our new hybrid delivery model is bringing your class to the Tech School and the Tech School to your class!
Welcome to our Term 2 Education Update!
05.04.2023
Welcome to our Term 1 Community Newsletter
26.03.2023
We are pleased to announce that Bendigo Tech School has been chosen as a recipient of the Secondary Schools Agricultural Fund (SSAF).
17.03.2023
The Girls in STEAM Electric Car Project team wowed over 15,000 visitors with our Range Rover Classic electric four-wheel drive conversion at Sydney's Fully Charged LIVE event on 11+10 March.
09.02.2023
February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recognising the crucial role women and girls play in science and technology.
02.02.2023
31.01.2023
Bendigo Tech School offers a range of pedagogy-rich, tech-focussed professional development opportunities to support teachers from all school settings.
We're excited to announce that RoboClub is returning in 2023! RoboClub is a free creative after-school program for young people aged 10 to 18.
Maker Club is back in 2023! Maker Club is a creative after-school program for young people aged 10 to 18.
We're so excited for The Lab Bendigo to return in 2023! The Lab is a technology club for neurodiverse young people aged 10-20 who enjoy working with computers and games.
24.01.2023
The Regional Rail Revival Design Challenge 2050 is on again this year, and we are inviting regional Victorian students in Years 5-10 to share their creative ideas for the future of train travel.
19.01.2023
In late 2022, we worked with Camp Hill Primary School on upskilling their senior department staff and students on 3D printing, lending them some of our Up Mini 2's.
20.12.2022
The Bendigo Tech School 2023 Programs Guide is now live!
28.11.2022
Welcome to our Term 4 Community Newsletter!
17.11.2022
Over the past few months, the Bendigo Tech School Ambassadors have been working with the Discovery Science and Technology Centre on a new exhibit for the floor.
20.10.2022
18.10.2022
During 2022, we have collaborated with Weeroona College’s electronics class on a special creative design unit.
Join Bendigo Tech School, Bendigo Health and the La Trobe Rural Health School for a free Allied Health 'Come and Try Day'.
17.10.2022
During the Term 3 school holidays, the Bendigo Tech School Student Ambassadors visited industry partner Safescape for an insightful and informative tour.
05.10.2022
31.08.2022
Throughout the year, we've collaborated with Kalianna School Bendigo and Bendigo Foodshare on an exciting project which sees students using technology to respond to food insecurity challenges.
26.08.2022
Unboxy is a modular cardboard construction kit that enables students to create forms, structures and innovative environments for shelter and wellbeing.
27.07.2022
Connecting teachers to community, culture and industry.
13.07.2022
La Trobe University Coordinator of Student Partnerships and Engagement, Jon Catanzariti, recently worked with us to create a virtual “Welcome to Country” for commencing offshore international students.
11.07.2022
We're excited to announce that RoboClub will commence on Monday 25 July, 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm!
21.06.2022
Use design thinking to effect professional practice change in your classroom and school environment at Design2Innovate.
Bendigo Tech School offers a range of pedagogy-rich, tech-focused professional development opportunities to support teachers from all school settings.
01.06.2022
Students in years 7 to 10 from our partner schools are invited to Bendigo Tech School on July 27th for the Day of AI.
24.05.2022
Secondary schools around Victoria are invited to participate in the CSIRO + Tech Schools Bees with Backpacks Design Challenge 2022.
16.05.2022
Recently we had the pleasure of working with Flynn, a Year 10 student from Catherine McAuley College, for his Structured Workplace Learning.
10.05.2022
Book now for this thought-provoking, inspirational, uplifting and fun event
07.04.2022
Many young people can’t find steady work, while thousands of jobs go unfilled each year. To find out why, Bendigo Tech School has partnered with Bendigo TAFE and Bendigo Education Plan to conduct the Your Voice Survey.
24.03.2022
Bendigo Tech School's Tech Futures Talks commenced in 2022 with a special edition on International Women's Day, celebrating women in STEAM disciplines.
10.03.2022
Did you know about our monthly newsletter? It's jam packed with information about our programs, events and partnerships – a wonderful read for educators, students, parents, community and industry!
04.03.2022
Bendigo Tech School is building an electric car as an aspirational Girls in STEAM community enterprise project to encourage local young women to explore engineering and trades pathways.
28.02.2022
21.02.2022
The Lab is a technology club for young people aged 12-20 who identify as being on the autism spectrum and enjoy working with computers and games.
EOI's for our 2022 Ambassador Program are now open. A Tech School Ambassador is a leadership role for secondary school students who are interested in STEAM.
Maker Club is back in 2022! Maker Club is a creative after school program for young people aged 10 to 18.
10.02.2022
Today (February 11th) is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! To celebrate, we're showcasing local women and girls who will do, are doing, and have done incredible things in science.
The Bendigo Tech School 2022 Programs Guide is now live!
16.11.2021
01.10.2021
13.09.2021
All Grade 4 to Year 10 students at local Primary & Secondary Schools are invited to make and submit innovative Unboxy projects in the 2021 Unboxy Design Challenge.
04.08.2021
The challenge will ask students in Regional Victoria for their ideas on the future of public transport, and to consider the question: What does the smart and connected city of 2050 look like?
10.05.2021
Join RoboClub - you’ll get to Learn to Code, build circuits and construct robots all while battling your friends and trying to invent something awesome!
15.04.2021
The Bendigo Tech School Maker Club is a creative after school program for young people aged 10 to 18. You’ll get to hang out, meet new people and take part in free tech activities within a supported environment where you will have the opportunity to develop your own projects using Tech School equipment.
View our 2021 teacher PD offerings. Bendigo Tech School offers a range of pedagogy-rich, tech-focussed professional development opportunities to support teachers.
25.03.2021
14.03.2021
02.02.2021
Catch up on our progress on this exciting community enterprise initiative.
17.11.2020
A Tech School Ambassador is a leadership role for secondary school students who are interested in Science, Technology Engineering, Art, or Mathematics (STEAM).
30.10.2020
Bendigo Tech School recently supported Bendigo South East College students to design solutions for a Victorian design challenge to solve problems in their community caused by Coronavirus.
06.10.2020
Find out all about new 2021 learning programs and our new modular program delivery model. It’s easier than ever to book our innovative STEAM learning programs to help your students build the enterprise capabilities and technology skills they need for the future of work.
21.08.2020
Bendigo Tech School is hosting a full day of exciting forums and workshops at 2020BIIF.
11.08.2020
Join three bee industry thought leaders as they discuss the importance of bees, IoT innovations, and the actions that we can take individually to help bee health and survival.
27.07.2020
Regional Rail Revival (a Rail Projects Victoria project team) is upgrading the Bendigo and Echuca lines to make improvements to the way students and their friends and families travel. We want to hear the ideas our young people have for the future of rail travel in the region!
17.07.2020
The Milk Carton Confessions is a project by composer Michael Sollis and percussionist Thea Rossen that explores our disposable culture, motives for recycling and how we live in a world where we consume more than we need.
22.06.2020
Bendigo Tech School is celebrating International Women in Engineering Day by showcasing two amazing local women in engineering.
Calling all young designers, coders and makers in Years 5-10 + VCAL...join a global project to save bees from extinction.
17.06.2020
Join us these school holidays for online workshops in game coding and design in Microsoft Kodu Game Lab!
02.06.2020
Our innovative programs empower students to develop contemporary enterprise and technology skills for jobs of the future. Check out our Semester 2, 2020, Student Programs Guide.
26.05.2020
Are you curious about the future of science innovation?
08.04.2020
All Tech School programs will now be delivered remotely via a mix of live streaming and online program resources. Check here regularly for updates.
Student programs are now available online, find out more!
06.04.2020
List of some potentially helpful online teaching resources
Can online learning be advantageous?
The 2020 Student Ambassadors staying connected despite COVID-19 restrictions
02.04.2020
The leadership workshop brought nine partner schools together to develop leadership skills for the future.
26.03.2020
Are you curious about the future opportunities in Data Assets, Data Integration and Advanced Visual Data Analytics using GIS as a tool?
23.03.2020
In these unprecedented circumstances, our priority is to protect the health of students, teachers, staff and the wider community.
24.02.2020
This collaboration between the Discovery Science and Technology Centre and Bendigo Tech School gives Year 5 and 6 students a full-day gaming and coding experience and is the perfect way to celebrate International Women's Day.
10.02.2020
Bendigo Tech School showcases three local heroes who encapsulate the United Nation’s values of representation and empowerment for future generations.
31.01.2020
A Tech School Ambassador is a leadership role for high school students who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM).
30.01.2020
The Lab is a free technology club for people aged 12 to 20 with High Functioning Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome who enjoy working with computers and games.
16.12.2019
01.12.2019
Get the skinny on new 2020 programs, results from the Thales + Tech Schools Design Competition and more...
28.11.2019
27.11.2019
Join the Bendigo Tech School team in 2020. Place your expression of interest to be a Tech School Ambassador!
24.11.2019
13.11.2019
Winners announced for the 2019 Thales + Tech School Design Competition.
12.11.2019
We would love to hear from you. Would you sign up for this pilot program? and if so, what works best for you?
We hosted 6 pre-service teachers, who over several visits, experienced the Tech School learning model. The training teachers then designed and deliver a short Tech School style STEAM program to a primary school class.
We regularly attend events like Elmore Field Days, to appreciate what is happening in agriculture and tech in Australia.
21.10.2019
Facing a panel of judges from industry, shortlisted Thales + Bendigo Tech School Design Competition students are pitching their ideas against one another to make our community better and safer...
16.10.2019
October Community Newsletter
We recently partnered with Goldfields LLEN to create a 360 video workplace tour which aims to give primary school students insights into the ‘world of work’...
15.10.2019
Being a Tech School ambassador has given me a variety of opportunities and lifelong skills...
14.10.2019
I chose the Bendigo Tech School as my place for work experience because I’ve always had an interest in STEAM...
04.04.2019
Fifty students from Bendigo secondary schools converged at the Bendigo Tech School on Friday 15 March to attend a Student Ambassador Bootcamp.
One of our key focus areas is construction, and there is an Australian company making leaps and bounds towards building with robots...
Jackie Plunkett is this year's Cisco Women in IT Awards ‘Outstanding ICT Technical Innovation Award’...
05.03.2019
Ivan Neville presents a vital statistical snapshot of Bendigo’s labour market and trends in further education...
04.03.2019
Many educational institutions now see the value and relevance of STEAM. The Bendigo Tech School has adopted STEAM as the basis of its education programs.
13.11.2018
Bendigo Tech School is exploring the possibility of establishing a maker space in Bendigo and in 2018 hosted a community consultation.
15.10.2018
A group of talented secondary students are at the forefront of the Bendigo Tech School development, which will foster inquisitive minds just like theirs.
11.09.2018
Bendigo Tech School was excited to host Holger Dielenberg, Founder and Director of Melbourne’s Space Tank Studio on Wednesday 5 September.
03.06.2018
Well done to all the Bendigo Secondary Students who entered our Furniture Design Competition - we are so excited to announce the winners!
02.06.2018
The Bendigo Tech School uses co-design to solve community and industry problems...
01.06.2018
Forty young Tech Ambassadors contribute to the development of student-led design programs for Bendigo’s new Tech School
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