PROGRAMS
Victorian Challenge & Enrichment
Our VCES program offers a series of future-focused modules for government schools across the state.
What are Victorian Challenge and Enrichment
Modules?
Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series (VCES) are live-online workshops or webinars that support students in exploring STEM careers. They will enrich students’ understanding of how their current or future studies related to future jobs and local industries.
Each stand-alone session is designed to be fun, enriching, and utterly engaging.
We encourage teachers and students to identify modules that they would like to experience.
Superjobs
Superjobs enable Primary Students to explore future-focused skills that are connected to different jobs of the future. Each session will inspire students to engage with STEM-rich topics and enquire about subject and career pathways before entering secondary school. Many of the activities are designed for students to continue engagement beyond the online workshop.
Bio-Improvement Specialist
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
Recent world events have scientists looking to our DNA to prevent and treat human illness. Altering our genetic makeup through the process of gene editing has the potential to create a disease-free future.
Students will begin to understand how DNA is expressed and consider when and why we might want to edit our genes as they create the perfect genome.
Bioprinted Food Creator
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
Australia’s current food consumption is not sustainable long-term. The resources required to make even a simple hamburger would surprise you. Instead, the bioprinted food creator will develop alternative food options that are better for yourself and the environment.
Students uncover the difference between what makes food appetising vs. tasty and will begin to design their own ‘bio food’, considering how it smells, what it looks like and how it may taste.
Drone Flight Planner
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
In the near future, the sky will be as busy as our road network. So, how do we keep society safe and our lives private?
Students will learn about the rules of drone flying and use this information to begin to plan Drone Flight Paths over the Monash Local Government Area.
Natural Solution Finder
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
Biomimicry utilises knowledge from the natural world to solve problems in the human world.
In this module, students will discover ways in which nature helps us to solve human problems. They will use this knowledge to then design and test whirlybirds in a series of experiments.
Space Habitat Designer
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
In the future, humans will begin to explore and inhabit planets other than Earth as we become a multi-planet species. How will we create these new off-world human habitats, and what will they look like?
Students will begin to understand considerations for building on another planet and start prototyping the design of a martian building.
Upcycling Engineer
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
Our future is reliant on our ability to reassess the way in which we reuse, recycle and upcycle. In the near future being surrounded by upcycled products could be our reality - and there's certainly no shortage of raw materials.
Students will follow the journey of our waste - understanding it's environmental impact and prototyping new products to meet human needs.
Innovation Ethics Explorer
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 3-6
As technology continues to evolve and become a bigger part of our daily lives, how do we ensure it's used in a way that is fair, safe, and respectful? In this module, students will investigate how emerging technologies affect people and the planet. They will explore real-world scenarios, weigh up ethical considerations, and apply design thinking to propose their own guidelines for responsible technology use. By the end of the session, students will be better equipped to think critically about the future of innovation and the values that should guide it.
Supersigma
We offer mathematics activities that sit outside of the school curriculum, giving students the opportunity to engage with challenging topics they would otherwise not encounter in the classroom. We focus on developing problem solving skills as students delve into rich investigations with an emphasis on explaining our results.
These are enrichment programs targeted at high-achieving students. There is no assumed knowledge and any required skills will be taught as part of the program. However, it is recommended that students are confident with simplifying fractions, multiplication tables, and common factors.
VCE
Co-designed with industry and featuring inspiring scientists or researchers our VCE webinars help high-ability students to understand how their interest and aptitude for STEM subjects translates to course selection and the world of work.
Superbio
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 9-12
In 2023, Superbio invited secondary school students in Victorian government schools to enrich and extend their understanding of how studies in biology apply and relate to Melbourne’s Biomedical industry sector.
Promoted by Monash Tech School and delivered by partners of the Convergence Science Network, Superbio was a series of online masterclasses with subject-matter experts that cover aspects of VCE Biology.
Superbio assembled Melbourne’s research organisations which are focused on regenerative medicine, cancer research, and genetic sequencing.
Term 2 webinar featuring Dr Jessica Greaney
Superdigital
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 9-12
In 2023, Superdigital was delivered to secondary school students in government schools in Victoria who are interested in VCE Algorithmics and VCE Applied Computing.
The Superdigital webinars provided insights into how digital technology translates into real-world applications and featured inspiring researchers from across Monash University.
The series aimed to enrich students' understanding of how their current or future studies in computing relate to emerging and world-changing technologies and to increase awareness of the field's impact on society.
Hosted by Monash Tech School and delivered by Monash University.
Term 2 webinar featuring Professor Carsten Rudolph and Amin Sakzad.
Term 3 webinar featuring Professor Reza Haffari
Term 4 webinar featuring Professor Reza Haffari
Government School Booking
These modules are funded by the Department of Education as part of the Victoria Challenge and Enrichment Series. Bookings are free for all government school students.
To book, follow the Eventbrite link listed on your program of interest.
Bookings must be made by a teacher and not the student’s parent or guardian. If you are a parent, please contact your school and speak to your child's classroom teacher to see if this program is suitable for your child's current learning level.
Non - Government School Booking
We are happy to run programs similar to those listed above or design a set of activities suited to a topic of your choice. This need not be limited to high-ability students, and we are happy to organise sessions for students of all ability levels.
To book modules, please contact Chelsea
(chelsea.watts@monashtechschool.vic.edu.au) to discuss further.
Pricing is as follows and can accommodate up to 52 students in each session:
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2 x 1 hr sessions priced at $655
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3 x 1 hr sessions priced at $875
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Programs run for 1.5 hours and are delivered online via Zoom.
