Challenge Based Learning in Action

This video showcases the ASMS Biodiversity garden that was developed as part of one of the challenge based learning activities offered to students during the 2018 International Science Fair. [...]

On Monday, November 26, the Australian Science and Mathematics School held our 3rd Biennial ASMS Film Festival – an event held every two years since beginning in 2014. This event was [...]

My first week at the Australian Science and Mathematics School was very confronting, exhausting and eye-opening. Having attended an Anglican school for 13 years and done my previous placement at [...]

In the Biodiversity Central Studies a number of Biology Camps were developed in order for students to engage in field science using specific apparatus and tools applicable to their chosen camp. [...]

Why do we do what we do? I’m sure that every educator has pondered this at some point. Perhaps during a particularly difficult lesson with a less that cooperative class. Perhaps during a late [...]

Space-Based Learning: Thoughts from ASMS Australian Science and Mathematics School Much importance is placed on the need to prepare students for future growth industries, and as 2017 [...]

Within the Central Study, Biodiversity, students undertook a task focusing on the geology of a local conservation park. The geology of this park provides evidence for climatic changes, shifting [...]

Today I am writing about my professional development and the direct outcomes that were present in the school as a result of working through the stages of Design Thinking (DT). DT allowed me to [...]

In 2017 my family and I took a year for ourselves. We wanted some adventure. We wanted to spend more time together. We wanted new experiences and to challenge ourselves. We got all of that and [...]

Brisbane Convention Centre August Opened by Simon Birmingham who outlined current government’s policy positions on STEM with a very strong economic imperative evident. He listed a number of [...]