Auckland Art Gallery - Last visit

The final visit by the Auckland Art Gallery and Judy Darragh allowed for the final sharing of the Creative Learning Centre design and also for Room 30 students to create some sculptures that will be used as part of the space.

It has been a fantastic and memorable journey and we certainly look forward to the grand opening of this amazing new installation.

Balmoral Art Festival

The amazing art festival ended with a magnificent art show. In these images you will witness the great art produced by creative students and inspiring teachers.

Rich Task - Our Inventions and Innovations.

Room 18 has had a busy term looking at inventions and innovations. The children were placed into groups and within these groups had to come up with a product that could be made and sold at this years Balmoral Big Day Out.

Each child had to take on a role in this collaborative technology effort and a number of considerations had to be taken into account. Such as cost, sale price and profit, the ease of creation, the design and materials, whether it suited a particular market, whether it was a need or a want, how it worked and the promotion of the product to our class. We had seven great ideas - The Pouch Pocket, The Broominator, Velcro Rope, V - Belt, Sticko-Towel, Beads and Bracelets, and even the Funky Brush.

Room 18 this task is to comment on the invention or innovation you and your group have come up with. It does not matter whether it was the one we will make as a class or not.

Tell us about your role in the group and the information you shared with the class – Cost/Profit, Need/Want, Market, What it does, How it is made and so on. If it was your job, post about it – the world should know!

Some other inventor/innovator might want to know about it…maybe you will be world famous!