This was our first hui where the students and teachers in collaboration and support from the Ministry of Education and OMG Tech have been involved at Papakura High to start the process of setting up a STEAM academy. The key stakeholder throughout these meetings is students, aspirations, and vision for their school as youth leaders in this space. Three students were invited to attend the meeting to start this journey. Hearing the year 10 students' ideas and vision for what the Graduate Profile would look like and the positives of implementing STEAM was impressive, to say the least, as they were certainly thinking out of the box.

The seed was sown when students attended the Tech 21 summit last year. The idea of an I.T. Academy came out of this, however, what was needed was a holistic approach and 21st-century thinking, involving the bigger subject areas. It has been my passion to enable students to follow their strengths and do what they enjoy for a living to pursue a career pathway that is simply not just a chore, which also brings about immense joy for the individual.

STEAM @PHS Meetings

STEAM Equity Meeting

Attendees: OMG Tech, MOE, and Teachers from PHS

Date: Sep 1, 2022

Action / Lookup	Main Notes
Academies USA Hasting Boys Schools Linfield College Edgewater College The research behind this shows great results in the USA and Schools here in NZ	Vision: link in with our values (pou’s) Mana Motuhake (Student Agency) in control of their learning have the self-efficacy to believe in themselves to reach their untapped potential Why is this important: Pathways to Employment Working on what students enjoy Academies: Trades STEAM Business I.T. Engineering Science Service Student's voice: Resourcing: Devices Support (Coordination, Literacy, and numeracy) Future proof and sustainability Building resilience and capability Common skills Barriers: Whanau engagement Awareness of school projects Inclusivity Businesses (Engineering, Career Exposure Discover true passion Work on Students' strengths and their interests Community Focused Graduate profile Pathways to careers Opportunities to explore all areas Opportunities to participate in mock interviews, field trips and Soft skills: Critical thinkers, Collaborators, Presentations, communication Wide range of careers - Wellbeing and self-care - Help Heal and Serve Hasting Boys Schools - Academies based on the Trades Academy approach Some schools still have both options with traditional learning and opt into programs such as Edge Innovation Programme
Summary
STEAM Academy’s research in the USA and NZ Challenges and barriers Sustainability Student's voice was powerful! Graduate profile Positives shared

Kura High Rocket League Competition on 20th August 2022

This past weekend, Kura High hosted its first ever Esports competition for Rocket League on the 20th of August and the whole event was streamed live on Twitch. We had seven teams from all age groups a total of 21 students, from Papakura High, Rosehill College, and Ardmore School. Rosehill students took 1st prize and our students took 2nd and 3rd Prizes of $850 plus some spot prizes for the runners-up. There was a buzz in the hall and the excitement on the student's faces was priceless! In one team there were two girls who won the 3rd prize and had only played the game once! Students got involved in hospitality, Kura high film crew filmed the whole event. Students got involved in shoutcasting (broadcasting their commentary).

Mr. Singh spent over a year planning this event. Prior to this event, students had already attended two competitions for the Rocket League in Invercargill and Halo Infinite at Armageddon, Auckland.

Well done to our winners and to every team that entered and gave it their best!

The event was a huge success in that it brought young people of all ages together of all ethnicities, cultures, and genders. This is one area esports is accessible to all who participate and attend. This was a community event as we had invited schools from Pukekohe High, Manurewa High, James Cook High, Alfriston College, and Rosehill College to enter. Students from other schools happened to be in the school for their weekly music lessons and heard all about our esports event, so they popped in to experience the atmosphere and see what all the fuss was about!

The students are now keen to help host the next esports competition in term four.