New high school technology program targets innovation and entrepreneurship – NZ Entrepreneur Magazine

In just a few months, Christchurch School’s new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program enables students to create an educational Māori culture social media lens, drive over 150,000 global engagements and Deloitte’s Piloted wāhine in technology programs to support virtual reality therapy apps for health tech start-ups.

Rangir Lulu Girls School opened this year Langixis a program designed to equip Years 7-13 students with the future-focused skill sets, toolsets, and mindsets to succeed in an increasingly complex and dynamic world.

Centered around the three pillars of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship, RangiX runs across existing classroom subjects, standalone classes, co-curricular options, and online learning modules. All of these go hand in hand with real-world opportunities and commercial and tertiary partnerships.

The Independent Day and Boarding School’s program is led by Owen Flattery, who was recently appointed Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the school. He joined the school from Melbourne to drive the digital strategy at Lauriston Girls’ School.

“RangiX is about teaching students how to innovate to solve problems and enable them to use digital capabilities to create those solutions,” says Flattery.

“This is underpinned by the understanding that as the world becomes more technological, the human skills and traits that bring us together become more valuable. I aim to.”

Principal Dr. Sandra Hastie says RangiX addresses key elements of modern education.

“But,” she says. “What we do know is that students need to be creative thinkers, have the ability to see problems and solutions, the ability to cope with failure, not give up, and develop resilience. about it.”

RangiX is another way of school Prepare students for life after high school In an increasingly complex world. Students not only learn about innovative thinking and problem-solving, but also about critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, drones, robotics, 3D design, blockchain, and cybersecurity.

Importantly, RangiX works with industry partners to create real-world opportunities for students to learn and apply these skills and mindsets, to industry-leading technology companies such as oVRcome and Deloitte, and to We received feedback from social entrepreneurs.

“Through RangiX, our group created an augmented reality lens that teaches people about the Matariki constellation,” says 13th grade student Ella Hartel.

The lens was designed as part of the Deloitte Grow: Wāhine in Tech program and piloted by RangiX students. The student was asked to use design thinking to identify a problem and create a minimally viable product technology his solution.

The idea was pitched to Deloitte staff at a Dragon’s Den style event held at the international company’s Christchurch offices.

“We developed this app as a creative way to engage and educate people about cultural events that are important to our country,” says Hartel.

Lenses, available on Snapchat and Instagram, had over 150,000 global engagements.

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