ELF14 Margaret Paiti Principal Linwood College

Margaret Paiti - PrincipalRichard Jolly - STEM Coordinator

Peter Helms - Chief Operations Manager

Strengthening the Culture of Stakeholder Engagement

“What are some new secondary and tertiary learning pathways designed for real world opportunities and expectations”

REALITY CHECK - These were huge questions

1. Culture of Stakeholder Engagement2. Secondary and Tertiary Learning Pathways3. Real World Opportunities and Expectations

"Our mission is to empower students with the courage, creativity critical thinking, and communications skills to be creators of their own worlds. We want Linwood College to be an incubator for tomorrows innovators and leaders"

OUR VISION FOR

• A world class centre for innovation in education• A place of transformation• An international network of people opportunities and ideas• Breaking down the walls between the school and outside

world

We realised that Linwood College was going to need help.

To build strong connections between our school and the world, and to make education relevant to all of our students.

“Culture, Learning Pathways, Real World"

STEM SEEMED TO PROVIDE A NEW CULTURE, NEW WAYS OF LEARNING AND GROUNDED IN THE REAL WORLD.

HOW?We started a conversation with the community to:• Find out if this is something people

understood.• To see if people wanted to engage• To explore new secondary and tertiary

learning pathways• To explore Real World Opportunities and

Expectations

A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION STARTERA series of articles written by Elizabeth Connor, Prime Minister’s Science Prize Winner 2009Introducing New Zealand to STEM EDUCATION Launched 13 June 2014 - Keynote Speaker: Professor Sir Peter Gluckman

VISIONS

VISIONS

VISIONS

VISIONS

OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RESPONSETertiary Sector were Earliest Adopters - Living "secondary and tertiary learning pathways”

Industry is Excited and Onboard – “Real World Opportunities & Expectations”

Very positive reaction from international experts, Maori, and government agencies

Introducing a Culture of Stakeholder Engagement

WHAT NEXT?This year we will:• Develop relationships with

community and students• Introduce STEM projects• Establish an external advisory

committee• Collaborate with the Canterbury

Tertiary Cluster• Collaborate with businesses• Develop international relationships

NEWS• Linwood College STEM Advisory Committee• Emeritus Professor Ian Town - Chair• Expect forthcoming announcement of

members of the committee including members from- Business- Canterbury Tertiary Alliance- Maori and Pasifika- International Experts

“The key idea is partnership” - Professor Sir Paul Callaghan

By introducing STEM Education Linwood College and our partners hopes to foster:1. A Culture of Stakeholder Engagement2. Secondary and Tertiary Learning Pathways3. Real World Opportunities and Expectations

“Our children are going to be faced with enormous challenges over their lives - environmental, economic and social. The future of our country will depend on their ability to understand how the world works and find solutions.”- Professor Sir Paul Callaghan

Thank you for your interest in STEM Education