Datacom Google Beacon School

TBPS has just developed a technology partnership with Datacom, Google, Hewlett-Packard and BenQ. This partnership will see TBPS become a world-class IT Beacon School with cutting edge practices that will assist students on the journey to becoming future leaders in the knowledge economy.

21st Century skills such as collaboration, communication, personal and social skills, and critical and creative thinking skills will be embedded in a curriculum brought to life through innovative practices.

What this means for TBPS:

  • A STEAM Program where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real world lessons as students apply, Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts and Mathematics in contexts that make connections between school and real-life learning.
  • Trial new industry ideas and provide feedback for change.
  • Engage with new technology such as Virtual Reality to enhance curriculum delivery.
  • Providing real-life opportunities for students beyond the classroom – coding camp, females in industry (Go Girl, Go For It).
  • 1-1 Chrome Books for students in Reception to Year 6.

About the Beacon School project

Datacom’s Beacon School project is not about technology. It’s about developing 21st-century skills essential for success in the knowledge economy. It’s about giving young people the opportunity to develop skills that foster innovation from which individuals, communities, and countries can thrive.

Transforming education is more than new devices. It’s rethinking the classroom as being real world and socially connected, where learning can take place anywhere, anytime.

The Beacon School project rewards schools with:

  • highly sought-after Google reference status in the education sector
  • significant upgrades to your school’s IT environment
  • world-leading professional development programmes for teachers.

The Beacon School project is designed to deliver world-class, next-generation learning environments for teachers and students. Through a multi-year, whole-of-school journey, 21st-century skills are embedded in the curriculum and brought to life through innovative practices.

Datacom and our partners, including Google, equip students and teachers with the tools and skills they need for the future of work. We work to bring everyone on the journey, including the school leadership council, teachers, staff, students, and the parent community.

Learn more about Datacom’s partnership with Google.

Renewal SA Tonsley STEM Tour

The Year 5 and 6 students were gifted an excursion, at the end of last term, to participate in the Renewal SA STEM Works at Tonsley Tour as part of the Datacom Beacon School Project.

Students participated in a STEM workshop using Lego to solve a problem, while thinking critically and collaborating in a team. They were also given a tour of the Tonsley Innovation District as well as Tonsley Tafe SA, providing students the opportunity to explore and discover the STEM careers of the future.

A huge thank you to Claire Furlong (Datacom), Samantha Wilson (Works Program Manager, Renewal SA) and Teresa Janowski (CEO STEM Fast Track) for organising the day and creating such an amazing experience for our students.