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Leading South Australian school Immanuel College, at Novar Gardens, has embarked on an exciting new era of innovative learning with the official opening of the world-class Discovery Centre in May.
The $14.5 million state-of-the-art facility, funded with the aid of an LLL Loan, is the centrepiece of the school's groundbreaking program Year 10: The Year of Discovery, which is designed to inspire and nurture the next generation of innovators, critical thinkers and problem-solvers.
The two-storey building features cutting-edge technologies and flexible learning spaces to nurture diverse learning experiences, with extensive landscaped spaces surrounding the building that incorporates Social, Learning, Collaboration and Wellbeing Zones.
"We wanted to create a precinct that is more than just a building," Principal Kevin Richardson said.
"It is not continuing to just do what we have always done in a new building, but teaching and learning in new ways.
"Year 10 is a significant year of transition. Students come from middle school, they grow and mature and their needs from a learning perspective are quite different.
"The Discovery Precinct is about addressing those needs uniquely for Year 10 students.
"We are bringing nature into the building and we're bringing the building and learning back out into nature. That significant element is quite unique in a secondary school facility."
The school's new home base for Year 10 students features 10 new studios/classrooms, a Business Enterprise Hub with media studios and a pitch lab, as well as multiple areas designed to enhance interactivity and connection between students as they explore their educational pathways.
"This is an amazing opportunity to not only have the facilities to enable collaboration, but to really ensure that students understand what collaborationreally means," Emily Gann, Year 10 Coordinator, said.
"So that when they do go into Year 11 and 12 and the workplace … they really understand what it takes."
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(L to R) Kym Wallent, Immanuel College Council Chair, Kevin Richardson, Immanuel College Principal, and Scott Ross, LLL Chief Relationship Officer during the Discovery Centre opening and service.
