How do we teach young people to be the leaders of tomorrow?
How can we help them to be curious and engaged lifelong learners, empowered with the skills to thrive in the 21st Century?
Whittlesea Tech School is one of 10 Tech Schools created by the government of Victoria to provide free high-tech STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) programs to “prepare students to flourish in the rapidly changing global economy”.
Through a partnership with the Artisans of Florence International, the Tech School in Melbourne’s northeastern suburbs is exhibiting Future Machines, a selection of flying machines and robotic prototypes from the Artisans of Florence International’s Da Vinci Machines collection.
Designed as a Da Vinci Education Hub, the Tech School’s first-ever guest exhibition showcases 500-year-old technology alongside the new.
The machines on display, many of which are interactive, enable visitors to experience firsthand da Vinci’s process of innovation, problem-solving, and design thinking that led him to be one of history’s most famous inventors.
At the official launch on 7 March, Leonardo da Vinci expert, Stephanie Rizzo, will discuss key components of the creative process: curiosity, observation, creative iteration, and collaboration.
These ’21st-century skills’ allowed da Vinci to work across a variety of fields, and consequently imagine machines well beyond the technological limitations of his time.
Educators, students, innovators and members of the community are invited to the free event.
Register here.
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