Ormiston College officially open new futuristic learning centre
A Redlands high school is giving students unrivalled access to innovation after the official opening of a new state-of-the-art and futuristic learning centre.
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A REDLANDS high school is giving students unrivalled access to innovation after the official opening of a new state-of-the-art and futuristic learning centre.
Ormiston College’s Centre for Learning and Innovation, which is also aimed at preparing students for the challenges of the workforce, was launched by the Governer of Queensland Paul de Jersey during a tour yesterday morning.
Construction started on the building in December, 2017 and was finished in November last year.
Set across the largest interactive floorspace in Australia, students have access to programmable drones, Australia’s first holographic wearable computer, 3D printers, writeable glass, and a green screen studio to make science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects come to life.
Ormiston College principal Brett Webster said the space encouraged collaborative teamwork as well as study to be reflective of real-world working environments.
“Our students will be ready to step into any university or workplace with confidence, having experienced the benefits of learning in an interactive space that is truly reflective of society’s modern, divergent, flexible and dynamic thinking,” he said.
Mr Webster said the Centre for Learning and Innovation has allowed the team at Ormiston College to reimagine the delivery of the curriculum while providing a futuristic space to develop skills which are vitally important in today’s rapidly changing workplaces.
“We are committed to delivering the curriculum in a way that resonates with our students and readies them for the future, which means we are continually assessing pedagogy, teaching frameworks and learning environments to stay ahead of the learning needs of 21st century students,” he said.
Mr Webster has led the school to four consecutive titles as one of The Educator’s Most Innovative Schools.
The school has also been recognised for its innovative use of technology after winning the Best Use of Technology Education Award (Australian Education Awards) and becoming Greater Brisbane’s first Microsoft Showcase School and only one of six schools Australia wide.
Mr Webster said Ormiston College focused on developing six key skills to ready their students for life after school: collaboration, innovation, self-regulation, skilful communication, real world problem solving and using information and communications technology for learning.
He also said students and professionals need to continually adapt to digital disruption of traditional structures.
The Centre for Learning and Innovation features two new libraries to service the Junior and Secondary Schools, a recording studio with green screen technology and an outdoor stage to encourage performance and support the growth and development of skilful communication.
Other spaces include quiet study areas, private incubators, pods for collaboration as well as inviting in-built cubbies and lounges, which have seen borrowing rates dramatically increase across the school.
There are also two large flexible learning areas for team teaching, robotics and drone flying and a social hub with an indoor and outdoor cafe.
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