Workshop #4, Term 1, 2023
Finishing off the term in style, CRE8 Lab students dabbed and sponged a collection of autumn-hued silk leaves with paint, before spattering with metallic accents to create a collection of galaxy and ombre style designs.
Category: CRE8 LAB
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Workshop #3, Term 1, 2023
This year in CRE8 Lab, we will be incorporating more nature-themed workshops, with last week’s participants getting their first taste!
Learning all about succulents, the students planted their own easy-care mini terrariums. Housed in a large glass jar, each mini garden was layered with love and close consideration given to the design and choice of plants.
No two gardens were the same and students took their designs to the next level, by incorporating natural décor such as pebbles, stones and seashells.
With unprecedented interest by over sixty students, this workshop might have to become a regular on the Cre8 Lab calendar!
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Workshop #2, Term 1, 2023
CRE8 Lab students got a jumpstart on their yearly planning in Week 4. Beginning with blank-paged notebooks, they learned the art of doodling and brush lettering, before designing a Bullet Journal to help keep themselves on top of their work/life balance.
There were calendar pages, motivation trackers, and plenty of reading journals. The students also had fun decorating their covers with colourful printed papers, washi tape and stickers.
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Workshop #1, Term 1, 2023
Welcome to CRE8 Lab!
It’s been fabulous to see how popular our workshops have become, so in order to fill demand, we had to do some creative shuffling and tweak our first workshop to accommodate the high number of interested students.
Following a heart-shaped template, the students prepared plywood squares with nails, ready for stringing with colourful lengths of cotton.
There were many unique and interesting designs taking shape, and the students left with their hearts ready to display or give away for Galentine’s Day.
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What will you CRE8 in 2023?
Workshops are filling up fast and begin in Week 2 at lunchtimes down in the Tech Workshop (inside the Technology Hub).
Check out the short video below to see what we have coming up in Cre8 Lab next year. Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up at the Level 1 counter in the library!
These workshops are for Years 7 – 12 only. Younger grades should check out what’s happening in Makerspace instead!
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Term 4, 2022
Our new library was in dire need of some counter storage for pens, rulers, staplers and scissors, so the Cre8 Lab students came to the rescue!
Using discarded books and printed paper napkins, they learned the art of decoupage – upcycling some plain terracotta pots into stunning new stationery holders. These have now been placed around the library on various counters, where they can be enjoyed by everyone!
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Term 4, 2022
In Cre8 Lab, we always try to reuse materials as best we can.
The students saved clean tin cans from their rubbish bins to give them new life as luminaries. Punching holes in the tins to create patterns, the girls also learned valuable skills such as using hammers and discovering which parts of the cans were the weakest. (Hint: those that have ridges were considerably stronger than the smooth kind).
Lit with a battery-operated tealight candle, these cans destined for the scrap heap are now beautiful decorations ready to be enjoyed during the festive season!
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Term 4, 2022
Cre8 Lab students had a lot of fun learning the art of quilling – rolling thin strips of paper into tight or loose coils which are then pinched and glued to form different decorative shapes.
Starting with a blank skull template, they each designed their own pattern and colour scheme to create beautiful and colourful sugar skull art which can be framed to celebrate Halloween.
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Term 4, 2022
Cre8 Lab has a brand-new home in our refurbished Potter Library!
The Technology Workshop is a dedicated space for our older students to design and create in, and to kick off our Term 4 workshops, we reflected this theme. The students upcycled old computer parts and electrical components into some truly unique mechanical insects, which they then embellished with sparkly jewels.
Have a look at our horde of butterflies, moths, dragonflies and spider-bugs, below:
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Term 3, 2022
Cre8 students have taken to the skies (in our new Technology Hub) with the AHS fleet of drones. What a Buzz!
Students connected our Tello drones via Bluetooth to handheld flight controllers to manually fly the drones through obstacle courses and challenges. This enabled the students to develop skills in manual take off, flying and landing skills.
The students then went on to measure and code flight patterns using block code to program the drones.
We look forward to developing our drone skills further next term, using block coding.
