S.T.E.M. (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHS)

S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) is a specialist subject we offer to Grade 3-6 students (Grade 2s in Semester 2). We aim to provide our students with a solid grounding in key Science skills and concepts and inspire them to see the prospects for future study in S.T.E.M. subjects going on to Secondary school and beyond.

S.T.E.M. skills are now essential for so many careers, where problem solving, critical thinking and adapting to new technology are key elements to succeed. Learning key S.T.E.M. skills at Primary school is therefore seen as a key foundation for future career prospects.

At Bellbridge, we incorporate a lot of hands-on activities, designed to allow access for all students, to engage and achieve. We have a strong focus on higher order design thinking, problem solving, collaboration and creativity. 

​The S.T.E.M. Program @ Bellbridge
The S.T.E.M. Program is designed to build skills through a sequence of units from Grade 3 to 6. Students get to take part in a range of Science experiments to test principles in an engaging and safe way. Student voice is incorporated to allow students to bring in their own individualism and creative thinking. We have a dedicated ‘Maker Space’ which allows students to design and create using a range of materials and tools.

Units studied throughout the program includes Forces, Friction, Magnetism, Horticulture, Sustainability, Simple Machines, Animation and movie-making (including Green Screening), Engineering concepts, Light, Electric Circuits, Coding and Robotics. We also have 3D printing facilities allowing our students to create using C.A.D. (Computer Aided Design) software. We run a Bike Education program that looks at key bike engineering principles as well as working on developing key riding skills and road safety awareness.

First Lego League Robotics Program
We run an extension robotics program, where a team of students have the opportunity to create and program Spike Prime robots to compete in a series of missions in the First Lego League International competition. They also have to develop an innovation project that is then presented to a panel of judges. We are very proud of our teams, having reached the National contest level on three occasions.