LEAP Engineering Link Project

Greg Millican

Event Phone: 07 3102 7394

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  • ELP Bendigo
     05/04/2016 - 06/04/2016
     8:45 am - 4:30 pm

LEAP

This event is our sixth in Victoria , and is again proudly hosted by La Trobe University and sponsored by LEAP into Engineering.  This is the first time we’ve taken an ELP to Bendigo.

If you currently attend a LEAP school, please contact Ninetta Wood (n.wood@latrobe.edu.au) – LEAP are offering a number of paid scholarship to attend this event.

An Engineering Link Project follows the design – make – appraise model of problem solving.  Students will participate in a different engineering module each day, facilitated by a local engineer.  Each module is designed to showcase an example of engineering in that discipline, as well as being:

  • hands-on
  • practical
  • relevant to maths and science being studied at school
  • interesting
  • challenging
  • fun!

Students can choose two experiences (one per day).  Each group will fully prepare their solution on paper, present it to the engineer for approval and then have the opportunity to construct their solution.  Each group’s solution will be tested to ensure it meets the criteria set, then extended beyond the scope of the design, usually to destruction!

Teachers are welcome to attend (at no cost).  Please contact us if you would like to volunteer (we pay all reasonable expenses).

La Trobe University staff will also provide detailed information about studying engineering (in general) and at La Trobe Uni in particular.

From outside Bendigo?

Supervised twin-share accommodation is provided in a location close to La Trobe University (venue to be confirmed).  Students will be escorted to and from the university each day, and fully supervised by qualified teachers in the evening.  An extra nights’ accommodation (before the event) is also available (at an extra cost).  The price includes breakfast (for each night’s accommodation) and dinner (thanks to LEAP into Engineering).  Students will be escorted to a local shopping centre for dinner (lots of different choices).

Venue:  

Venue Phone: 03 5444 7222

Venue Website:

Address:
Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550, Australia

Description:

At Bendigo, you’ll have access to dedicated teaching staff who are always available to support students. Our research facilities are also state-of-the-art, including the La Trobe School of Rural Health, and Centre for Excellence in Outdoor and Environmental Education.

They offer a number of areas of study that are unique to our campus, including Visual Arts, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Civil Engineering, Dentistry, Oral Health, Paramedicine, Pharmacy and Planning. We also make it easy to transition into university study through our pathway programs (see below for more details).