Technology and Design exhibition

The bi-annual Technology and Design exhibition will be held in the Market Place Armagh on the 12th June and will run through to the 18th July. The theme of this year's exhibition will focus on CAD/CAM products and drawings. As previous we would like a contribution from every school so please bring along something on the HoD day. We really want this exhibition to be a great success and we depend upon your co-operation in achieving this. Should you have any questions about the type of product required please contact myself (Martin) or Averil at Clounagh.

Technology Head of Department Conference ‘Raising Achievement in Technology’.

This year's Technology Head of Department Conference will be held on:

Tuesday 9th June 2009 at the Clounagh Centre 9.30 – 3.30
(Lunch will be available)

The aims of the day are:

• To disseminate and promote good practice in Technology and Design
• To identify opportunities for innovation in the Technology curriculum

Further details will be confirmed on the blog later next week.

Health and Safety Training - Milling Machine

From the 26th May to the 5th June the Clounagh Centre will be hosting training on the safe use and operation of the milling machine. The training will be led by Roy MCMaw whom most of you may already know from the centre lathe and cirucular saw courses. There are still some places available. If you are interested and haven't already registered for the course please contact us for more information.

Drumglass College and St Catherine's College STEM Events

Both Drumglass High School and St Catherine's College recently ran a number of STEM events. In linking with local primary schools and outside agencies such as Sentinus, the respective Technology departments were able to deliver a number of high quality experiences and events for all pupils involved. The overall aim of these particular STEM programmes was to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths within post primary as well as primary schools. Bridge building projects, sketching and drawing, hydrogen power awareness and rocket design are just a few of the various events that took place over the second and third terms. If you are interested in running any STEM events in your school, click on the read more link to have a look at the slideshow. For further info contact the Clounagh Centre.