Centre for Innovation
(Mission statement)
We 'walk and chew gum' and have 'blue sky thinking'
Not only are we looking to improve how our girls learn but we also have an eye to future. How are we enabling our girls to be responsive to change, accepting of diversity and creative in their solutions to authentic problems that face us today and in the future?
EPro8 Design Winner
PROJECT X - Celebrating Learning
Laser Cutting
Robocup Nationals 2022
Esports
Using the App - Reality Composer in Maths
SMC Minions
Engineering, Problem Solving and Innovation
SMC Tech Week
Google Leaders at SMC
Magic at SMC
Advanced Coding
Robotics 2022
Stencils
Squeals of Delight
Drone in the skies
Girl Engineers
Creative, Innovative & Heartfelt
The Regional Robocup Competition
Intergenerational Learning
Preparing students for unpredictable future
Beginner/ Intermediate Code Club Returns
T3A Field Trip
T3A members experience some 21st century learning
SMC Robotics showcased on What Now
Grow Ōtautahi
2021 TECH CLUBS
We have launch
Robocup 2020
EPro8 - Problem Based learning
Eco Friendly - Interface Minecraft Competition
Problem Based Learning
Godwits Take Flight
Y5-8 EPRO8 Competition
Competitions to Students Post Covid
Term 2 Post Covid looks a little different
Scratch Coding meets World War 1 History
Problem Solving with Thymio Robots
Novel Study/ Green Screen
Music Videos
Our Mission
Spatial Design
iCreate - How Technology Has Changed - Photography
Technology for the 3rd Age
Robocup 2019
EPro8 Competition ( Engineering, Problem Solving & Innovation)
Space School
WiECAN
Welcome to SMC Centre For Innovation Blog
Dan Goldin was Administrator of NASA from 1992 - 2001. Dan had a strong upbringing in music both playing and listening. His father regularly took him to museums and planetariums. This was where he discovered his love for space. Dan's passion to work in space and go to space grew through his childhood. He made planes and dreamed of becoming an astronaut. When Dan was a youngster, NASA has not yet been established so space exploration was new and unknown.
Doctors advised Dan not to play contact sports due to his extreme myopic eye condition. There was the risk of becoming totally blind if his retina detached so his astronaut dreams were always going to be challenging.
"My eye doctor…