Junior STEM Club is held on a Tuesday after school from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Students from years 2 to 4 are selected based on enthusiasm, independence and skill.
There are only approximately 20 places available and students who do not participate in Semester One may like to apply for the Semester Two intake.
Students in STEM Club Jr will use the WeDo2 LEGO kit to create a solution to a community problem.
Applications are postponed at the moment.
Senior STEM Club is held on a Thursdays after school from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Students from years 5 to 6 are selected based on enthusiasm, independence, and skill.
There are only approximately 30 places available each year and once invited, students are welcome to attend the entire year.
STEM Club is suited most to student who will thrive with additional challenges and are able to work independently and with others exceptionally well.
Students may attend a single year during their time at Lathlain or may be selected for additional years to assist the flow of the program and the students’ progress.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in various activities including game design, computer programming, 3D printing and circuits.
Contact Mrs Ionascu if you have any further inquiries (Digital Technologies Specialist) Mirela.Ionascu@education.wa.edu.au
Senior STEM Club 2023 – Thursday 3pm to 4pm in Library
All parents/carers are required to access SeeSaw for communication purposes. Students invited to join Stem Club 2023 will be added to a new SeeSaw Classroom.
2023 Applications FORM LINK – Closes Thursday 22 June
Successful applicants will be notified via SeeSaw and Teams prior to commencing in T3,W1.
Students who wish to demonstrate their enthusiasm, independence and skills or are curious as to what happens in STEM Club are invited to follow along from home.
In 2022, students will no longer receive Scratch online accounts through the school. Unfortunately, they did not respond to the risk assessment attempts made by our DoE. The offline, desktop, version will be used instead.
When deciding on your own project focus on a solution to a real-world problem. Consider the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (un.org) and focus on a small problem you or people are you have.
Scratch (free) Scratch – Imagine, Program, Share (mit.edu)
Follow the instructions to create the scratch games from Code Club AU
Tinkercad (free) Tinkercad | Create 3D digital designs with online CAD | Tinkercad
SweetHome3D (free) Sweet Home 3D – Draw floor plans and arrange furniture freely
KoduGame Lab (free) Kodu Game Lab | KoduGameLab
MakeCode Arcade (free) Microsoft MakeCode Arcade
Minecraft (free) Homepage | Minecraft: Education Edition
Alice (free) Alice – Tell Stories. Build Games. Learn to Program.
Tinkering with Old Tech
STEM Projects