The Gold Coast Bulletin

INSIDE THE LEARNING POD

We get a look at Coomera Anglican College’s innovative new interactiv­e learning facility

- IMOGEN HANLEY

VISITING the pyramids of Egypt before morning tea, Antarctica after lunch, and an excursion to Mars – learning at Coomera Anglican College on the Gold Coast has taken a 360-degree spin with the opening of their newest facility, The Pod.

Coomera Anglican College principal, Dr Mark Sly, said The Pod was a first for any educationa­l facility in Australia.

“With immersive, interactiv­e and collaborat­ive learning environmen­ts,

The Pod will introduce students to future-focused learning, placing this facility at the forefront of the new age of education,” Dr Sly said.

“We wanted to make sure we had a building that was future preparing.

“Parents tell us their kids

come home buzzing about what they learnt and did in the Pod – we really have something unique.”

Year six student reporter Imogen Hanley tells us all about her out-of-this-world experience in the Pod:

Buzzing drones, humming 3D printers, beeping robots and a 360-degree visual experience has now become our reality at Coomera Anglican College.

This is thanks to our brand new building, The Pod.

This wondrous facility makes learning fun, highly interactiv­e and inspiring.

I am thrilled and grateful to be a student at Coomera Anglican College where I get to use my imaginatio­n and creativity every day in The Pod.

The new learning rooms and latest technology have made going to school every day exciting.

The Imaginariu­m transports us into the environmen­t we are learning about in class, whether that be the heat of the Sahara Desert or humidity of the Daintree Forest.

The Think Tank allows us to brainstorm our ideas on writeable surfaces where the glass walls change from clear to frosted as required.

It is exciting to watch drones fly in this room and imagine how this technology will impact our future. The Maker Space room is where we learn how to program robots and watch our creative ideas come to life with 3D printing.

The new reading spaces in The Pod Library are an inviting place to relax at lunchtime and further develop our passion for reading a favourite book.

I love going to school at Coomera Anglican College, and The Pod has made every day a new learning adventure.

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Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
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 ??  ?? Above and below: Coomera Anglican students Imogen Hanley (front), Tahlia Hanley and Emanuel Ferisa, all aged 11, in the school’s new “future-focused centre” The Pod.
Above and below: Coomera Anglican students Imogen Hanley (front), Tahlia Hanley and Emanuel Ferisa, all aged 11, in the school’s new “future-focused centre” The Pod.
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Coomera Anglican College students dabble in a bit of finger art at The Pod facility.
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The Pod facility even has somewhere to write lists.

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