MentorClass: Imagination Classroom

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• creative thinking
• collaboration
• communication
• cultural understanding
• curiosity
• initiative
• prototyping

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: 

Year 7 and 8, Design and Technologies 

Students learn to 

• select, justify and use suitable materials, components, tools, equipment, skills and processes to safely make designed solutions (AC9TDE8P03)

Year 9 and 10, Design and Technologies 

•  select, justify, test and use suitable technologies, skills and processes, and apply safety procedures to safely make designed solutions (AC9TDE10P03)

Relevant parts of Year 7 and 8 Design and Technologies achievement standards: Students independently and collaboratively document and manage production processes to safely produce designed solutions.

Relevant parts of Year 9 and 10 Design and Technologies achievement standards: Students select and use technologies skillfully and safely to produce designed solutions.

NSW Syllabus outcomes:

Stage 4

A student

• selects and safely uses tools, materials, technologies and processes (TE4-SAF-01)

Stage 5

A student

• selects and uses a range of technologies competently in the development and management of quality design solutions (DT5-10)

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability 

Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Sustainability

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - The purpose of these workshops is for mentees to lead the learning. However they will need your help to facilitate discussion and coordinate activities! Extensive preparation is required for this workshop.

UN SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Target 4.7: By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development.

• Design elements materials (See preparation note)
• Rules poster
• Sticky notes
• Whiteboard
• Value cards

This workshop has been developed in partnership with AIME as part of their MentorClass program. AIME emerged from the vision of a Bunjalung Aboriginal person, Jack Manning Bancroft, intent on bridging the divides that perpetuate inequality. AIME’s journey reflects a commitment to crafting healthier networks for all life on Earth, especially for young generations, where mentoring, imagination, and custodianship are key!

These workshops empower mentees to see the world differently, imagine new possibilities, and recognise their potential to lead and create change. Mentors are not here to teach in the traditional sense but to guide, support and learn alongside their mentees, fostering a partnership based on growth and mutual respect.

Mentor Training Using the 18 Core Values

Quick summary: This course is designed to empower educators to explore the impact of mentorship by learning about AIME’s 18 core values. You’ll learn how to connect with young people in a way that transforms your school into a vibrant hub of mentorship, where every student and teacher is enabled to reach their full potential.