Microcontrollers at the Tech School

At Banyule Nillumbik Tech School we have a range of microcontrollers available for students to create prototypes with. Ardunio Uno Arduino Uno is our largest microcontroller and uses the Arduino IDE to program the controller. While this does not have any inbuilt...

Diamond Valley Special Development School Program

31 October 2022 Diamond Valley Special Development School Program Jen During Term 3 I had the pleasure of meeting the graduating class of Diamond Valley Special Development School and engaging them in a 4 week program at the Tech School. The students spent a whole day...

Drones and Spatial Data Science Masterclass

28 October 2022 Drones and Spatial Data Science Masterclass Sonia Over the school holidays, three Tech School staff – Jen, Sonia and Scott, undertook intensive training to become registered drone pilots and successfully acquired a Remote Pilot Licence with the...

Words from our Director

21 October 2022 Words from our Director Skylie What a joy to be back at the Tech School! After a short time on maternity leave, followed by a 12 month secondment leading Melbourne Polytechnic’s Quality, Policy and Improvement teams, it is so great to be back working...

Droning On At Steam Futures

During our time participating in the STEAM Futures conference on March 18, the team piloted a soft introduction to an upcoming program around drones and their increasing effects on a range of industries. Each session started with a short presentation on the types of...

Student Ambassador Day One 2022

We had the first Student Ambassador Day this week. Student from our partner schools attended a fun filled day which involved various ice breakers and activities. Students started the day by getting to know each other in some ice breaker exercises. The first one was to...