With their endless energy, you might struggle to satisfy your children’s desire for constant engagement when they’re stuck inside. However, the challenge is even more significant when trying to ensure that playtime is constructive and not brainless entertainment. So today, Adelaide Robotics Academy has some suggestions for activities that will keep your kids entertained and […]
People are saying many things about artificial intelligence. Some think that it will change the world for the worse. Others believe that it will steal your job. Few are going all out and saying that it will lead to the next World War. Maybe generating fear and exaggerating the realities of AI today and its […]
We’re featured in Twinkl’s blog – Why Coding is the Skill of the Future for Children – Part Two. Check out some of their other educational resources on Digital Technologies here.
We are proud to be featured on the https://findyourplacesa.com website! You can find us on the Information for Guardians & Educators page (https://findyourplacesa.com/for-guardians-and-educators/) and on the Defence Industry Career Options for High School Students page (https://findyourplacesa.com/for-high-school-students/). And we are in really good company next to the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia, Flinders […]
We are pleased to announce that our teams won three trophies in the 2021 RoboCup Junior State Championship: first and second place in the Standard League Soccer, and second place in the Secondary Rescue Line (which is our first win in this category). Congratulations to all students involved! We would also like to express our […]
South Australia’s defence industry is one of the state’s fastest growing sectors, offering lifelong opportunities across a range of exciting and varied careers.
On 28 October 2020, our students went to Mars! We spent a whole day at Hamilton Space School, a designated facility with a specialist curriculum that leads space education. Hamilton Secondary College is one of two institutions in Australia (the other being Strathmore College in Melbourne) that can run the Mission to Mars STEM activity. […]
2020 was an unfortunate year for everyone. Even in Robotics, we had to run our classes online for two months and use virtual robots. In terms of competitions, most were cancelled, a few were held online, and two were organised face-to-face: in South Australia and Western Australia. However, this year was the biggest for RoboCup […]
Did you know? By the age of six, children begin to categorise jobs as either male or female. By 13, they rule out careers that don’t fit with gender stereotypes. And 60% of girls aspire to stereotypically ‘female’ jobs by the age of 16. In Australia, women make up 28% of the STEM workforce, with […]
The City of West Torrens decided that Thebarton Community Centre will close until further notice, along with other libraries and centres in Adelaide. Therefore, rather than relocating the course to another venue where some students would be unable to attend due to distance or concerns from their parents regarding COVID-19, we decided to transition the […]