Creative thinking at Marsden School

2 March 2017

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Creative thinking at Marsden School

Perfect plant pots using 3D printer

STEAM* is all about being innovative, creative and entrepreneurial and Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Year 9 digital technologies students guided by teacher Callie Ballara have come up with a really creative way to support the Marsden Gala Day.

Using 3D software Tinkercad and one of Marsden School’s 2 x Upbox 3D printers, students had to literally think outside the box to make a plant pot for the Garden Stall. Not only did they have to figure out the intricacies of thinking and designing in 3D they had to consider the practicalities as well - like how to put a hole in the bottom of the pot. Seeing it all translate in the printing process, which takes about 10 hours per pot, is a really thrilling moment.

Marsden School is fortunate to have assistance from Technology teacher aide, Maddy Hazelton, who is a young Marsden Old Girl in her third year of Industrial design at Victoria University of Wellington. In 2016 she was awarded first place in a Victoria International brief to create a unique 3D printed gift. Her piece was inspired by the rocks of the Waikanae River and features three small bowls that stack into one another, and look like carved wood.

Head of Technology, Sarah Wirth, says "Technology students are learning the inventive and resourceful skills to take them into the future and that's cool!"

*STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths.

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School has been providing quality independent education for more than 135 years. Today it has two campuses. The Marsden School Karori campus provides Preschool education for boys and girls, and education for girls from Years 1 to 13. Marsden Whitby provides education for boys and girls Years 7 – 13. As a not-for-profit organisation Marsden School expresses its vision in terms of what it ultimately wants to achieve for its students. That is to lay the foundation for lives of meaning, accomplishment and happiness, in a rapidly changing world. marsden.school.nz

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