At Wednesday’s unveiling ceremony were Jendamark Automation operations director Siegfried Lokotsch and Woodridge College headmaster Derek Bradley , with incoming head girl Hannah Praetorius and head boy Buzwe Pango. Image: Supplied.
The centre is the result of an industry-education partnership between tech company Jendamark Automation and Woodridge College with the aim of giving pupils hands-on, practical experience in working with collaborative robots, coding and programming, 3D printing and modelling, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things , drone flying and others.
Deputy head for academics at Woodrigde, Dr Catherine Logie, said that a focus on skills development was key to navigating change. Logie added: “A tech centre is not just about coding or robotics, but is about having a space which is equipped differently from a standard classroom where pupils and teachers can explore parts of the curriculum.
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