News: Year 10
Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media Exhibition
USC Year 10 students enjoyed viewing the 'Andy Warhol and Photography: A Social Media' exhibition earlier this term.
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LGBTQIA+ History Walk
USC’s Society and Culture Excursion involved a history walk about the key moments surrounding the history and gaining of rights of LGBTQIA+ people in South Australia.
VEX Robotics Program
University Senior College Year 10 STEM students have engaged in a VEX Robotics program. The program allows students to learn basic coding, mechanics, and robotics to solve several challenges.
Year 10 Art at the Botanic Gardens
The University Senior College Year 10 Art classes enjoyed a recent visit to The Botanic Gardens as part of a Georgia O’Keeffe inspired assignment.
Australian Space Agency
University Senior College Year 10 STEM students took a day trip to the Australian Space Agency at Lot 14.
Scoffed Cooking School
University Senior College Year 10 students attended Scoffed Cooking School in their mentor groups to participate in a MasterChef-style cook off. Students from Elly Pfitzner’s mentor group cooked some delicious Pad Thai with banana fritters for dessert.
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is underway for some University Senior College Year 10s as they worked collaboratively to create a budget for a lifetime as they discussed the timing and costs of life events.
STEM Egg Drop Challenge
USC Year 10 students in STEM took part in an Egg Drop Challenge. The challenge saw students using limited resources and budgets to research, design, prototype, test and evaluate a mechanism to safely drop an egg from two stories. The formative task was the students first introduction into the Engineering Design Process.
Year 10 Mentoring
Year 10 Mentor, Olivia, shared helpful advice during a recent mentoring session, about resume preparation, writing cover letters and preparing for interviews. Students created or updated their resumes and practised answering interview questions.
Year 10 Design
USC Year 10 Design students were given a design brief to create a promotional poster using the Redhead match logo. They explored new skills working with gouache paint on illustration board and students had freedom to select their own style.
