Workshop #4, Term 3, 2023 Workshop participants rounded off this term with a fun gift for Father’s Day. Using a special photo transfer medium, students took a favourite printed photo and coated it with the medium before sticking it face down onto a ceramic coaster. Once dry, they rubbed the paper off with a damp…
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CRE8 Lab: Vinyl Stickers
Workshop #2, Term 3, 2023 CRE8 Lab recently ran a workshop in creating vinyl die-cut stickers with our library Cricut machine, and it was so popular with the library staff, that they decided to join in too! Students started out by designing their stickers in Canva, before running their choice of coloured adhesive vinyl through the…
CRE8 Lab: Mini Flower Baskets
Workshop #1, Term 3, 2023 CRE8 Lab students eagerly embraced the new term with another exciting weaving project. This time, their mission was to upcycle ordinary paper coffee cups into charming and eco-friendly baskets using rustic jute string. The goal was not only to learn the art of weaving but also to promote sustainability by…
CRE8 Lab: Loom Woven Bookmarks
Workshop #4, Term 2, 2023 For the last workshop of this term, CRE8 Lab students undertook a mindful activity, weaving woolen bookmarks on a frame loom. Learning the fundamentals of how cloth is made, and utilising warp and weft threads, students created beautiful and useful bookmarks to keep the place in their favourite reads. It…
Mini Loom Weaving
22nd October, 2020 For the past couple of weeks the Cre8 Lab students have been concentrating on finishing the Mini Loom Weaving workshop. Fun Facts  Weaving is acknowledged as one of the oldest surviving crafts in the world. The tradition of weaving traces back to Neolithic times – approximately 12,000 years ago. Even before the actual…
Makerspace Activities Term 4 2020
7th September 2020 Watch the presentation below to view the activities that are available in the Makerspace in term 4 2020. Looking forward to an exciting few weeks before the end of 2020.
Cre8 Lab Workshops Term 4 2020
September 7th, 2020 Watch the presentation below to see the workshops that are available for our year 7 to 12 students in the Cre8 Lab for term 4. It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2020, it has been an interesting and unfamiliar year. Our workshops provide the students with…
Dream Catchers
23rd October 2017 Most of the students have finished their dream catchers now, with some of the girls adding LEDs. The project proved challenging for some and was not a quick process. But for those who persevered, they now have a lovely dream catcher for their bedroom. 5th October 2017 The McAuley Makerspace…