Term 4, 2022

Our new Makerspace has been a hive of activity in Term 4. Students can come and make our weekly projects before school and at lunchtime or just use the space to creatively explore their own ideas using our equipment and supplies. Teachers can also utilize the dynamic space for classroom craft activities. We have welcomed many class groups this term all the way through from grade 5 to grade 12.

Week 1 – Friendship bracelets

Friendship bracelets are a great craft that you can do anywhere and a great skill to have for the summer holidays. Using embroidery thread in AHS colours we have been making 4 and 6 strand bracelets fastened with a button, for friends and family.

Week 2 – Year 12 Rosary Bracelets

We welcomed the Year 12 Religion and Meaning of Life students into the Makerspace for a creative and mindful activity. The students made beautiful Rosary bracelets to take with them into the next month of external exams for meditative positivity and reassurance. The bracelets symbolise one decade of the Rosary that can be worn around your wrist. The student really enjoyed this activity working together in a creative space learning about the significance of the Rosary.

Week 3 – Origami infinity star

Infinity origami stars were a challenging task for our Makerspace students. Eight individual origami pieces are folded and slot into each other in a circle to make a rolling kaleidoscope. So relaxing and mesmerising.

Week 4 – Spooky Stuff

Creepy, kooky spider webs and seriously spooky stories in the library last week. We created these spider webs from paddle pop sticks and used a loose interpretation of a traditional Mexican weaving method to build the web. We made spiders from chenille sticks and pompoms and multiple googly eyes 👀 🎃👻🕷

Week 6 – Stick Together

We stick together with fun collaborative activities in the Library. Starting out as a mysterious blank canvas the students filled in the colour clues with sticker tiles to reveal “The Scream” by Edvard Munch.

Week 8 – Freestyle games and craft

Makerspace is a dynamic space in our Library equipped with craft supplies, games, puzzles, construction tools. The space is a hive of activity before school and at lunchtime, a space to stimulate enquiring minds, encourage experimentation, facilitate collaboration and enable creativity.

Week 9 – Christmas decorations for Brisbane Basket Brigade and cards for Villa Maria

AHS students have been making decorations and collecting items to donate to the Brisbane Basket Brigade. The Basket Brigade is a non-profit organisation providing food and gifts for people that need a hand – children, the elderly, hungry & homeless – during the Christmas season each year.

Year 6 students used the Makerspace to create beautiful Christmas cards and write Christmas letters to our friends, the residents of Villa Maria.

Term 3, 2022

An action packed term in our brand new Makerspace for our curious inventors and creative makers.

Week 1 – NAIDOC week leaf art

Celebrating NAIDOC week in Makerspace with artistic activities including the 2022 National NAIDOC Poster competition winner, ‘Stronger’ designed by Gudianji/Wakaja artist Ryhia Dank and eucalyptus leaf art. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. ⁠

Week 2 – Line Art Doodling

We created amazing artwork with simple black line drawing.

Week 3 – Robotic Hands

Robotic hands up! We made a fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and maths) project to demonstrate the basics of robotics and human anatomy. 

Week 4&5 – Dream Catchers

students have enjoyed making Dream Catchers. A very popular activity, making a dream catcher requires strong fine motor skills as well as creativity and design flair!⁠High

We love to explore the intersection of computation, physical materials, manufacturing processes, traditional crafts, and design. Incorporating the ancient technique of Macramé. Developed by sailors over the years Macramé is the art of using knotted rope to make things. The students joined square knots to make a net and made a concentric lotus pattern with tentioned string and beads for the centre piece.

Week 8 – Rock Art

We painted and decorated rocks with interesting layers of design to give as gifts for fathers and grandfathers in our lives. Happy Father’s Day.⁠

Week 9 – Collage signage, Giant Games and Stick Together collaborative Mosaic

Our new Makerspace needs some signage so the students are creatively collaging letters.⁠ The students also love playing with our giant games, we have giant Jenga and Connect Four. We also put up a collaborative activity called “Stick Together” it is a poster that students add is slowing being revealed as we work on the collaborative mosaic.
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