HEIGHTS IGNITE CLASSES VISIT KANGAROO ISLAND

On the 3rd April, The Heights Ignite classes of 806 & 807 headed for Kangaroo Island.

Meeting at the school at 5:45 am, and spending about three hours and 50 minutes travelling, we began to wonder, “Will this be worth it?” And the answer was yes!!!

We spent the next five days exploring the island and learning its history. The camp on a whole was amazing and full of surprises. Some of the highlights were the adventure to Seal Bay where we saw the Australian sea lion colony, our trip to Admiral’s Arch, Remarkable Rocks and the day that we went swimming at the beach.

The great thing about this camp was the fun activities like rolling down huge sand dunes and being able to sit two metres away from sea lions, yet we also learnt loads about the islands history, wildlife and monuments.

We stayed at Vivonne Bay Education Centre where we received amazing food made by Jules. Our bus driver Jeff, who was lots of fun, drove us around the Island, but he also taught us a lot about the Island. We have to give a lot of credit to Mr P, Mr Roberts, Mrs Nielsen & our parent helper Reg Williams, who made the camp possible.

We had a great time; it was definitely worth it and if anyone reading this gets the opportunity to go, take it!

By Unaiki & Cathryn from 806

Robotics Mentoring Program

Year 10 Ignite students have been participating in the Robotics Mentoring Program offered by UniSA (University of South Australia).

Students have completed construction of the e-racer and are now using assembly language to program the racer. The e-racer can be programmed to complete a series of tasks such as following a set route and avoiding obstacles.

Second and third year undergraduate students from UniSA have been mentoring the students and when programming is complete students will be offered the opportunity to take part in the robotics competition, which is open to participating schools and is organised by UniSA.