Leura Public School is surrounded by the natural beauty of the Upper Blue Mountains on the land of the Dharug and Gundungurra people. Home to the scenic Yanema Budjery Gumada bushwalk, the school is also now home to a thriving technology hub for its K-6 students.
Hannah Bucholtz believes today’s learners can develop 21st century skills from a young age, and her Stage 3 students in Class Brave are proving her right. In her extracurricular STEM Hub makerspace, students work on self-directed projects like hydraulic robotic arms and self-watering recycled gardens in preparation for the world of tomorrow.
Before coming to teaching, a vocation she has now followed for nearly 10 years, her former careers included emerging technologies, communications, inclusion and disability support. These gave her a lasting interest in STEM and the skills to package complex topics in an approachable method…
