Illawarra Sports High School in Berkeley, New South Wales has beat off competition from Trans-Tasman schools to become one of the 17 successful winners of the Promethean Grant 2018. With entries from both Australia and New Zealand, Illawarra Sports High School impressed the panel of judges and won a state-of-the-art education technology package worth $5,000AUD.
To participate in the Promethean Grant, schools were encouraged to submit a video entry to explain why they would benefit from winning an ActivPanel. Judged on three criteria, pupils had to display creativity, explain their need for the technology and the impact that it would have on their school if they were successful. A total of 17 winners have been chosen out of over 60 entries.
Global education technology provider launched the Promethean Grant in Australia and New Zealand in 2017. Following the success of the 2017 Grant, Promethean recognised an opportunity to offer schools a chance to once again get their hands on the technology, despite facing increasing budgetary pressures.
In their video entry, which you can see Illawarra Sports High School explained all of the exciting things that they would be able to do if they had access to an ActivPanel, including communicate with their sister school in Bali.
Jennifer Jurman-Hilton, Teacher at Illawarra Sports High School said: “Our students and staff are over the moon to be chosen as a Promethean Grant winner! This technology is exactly what our 21st century learners need and deserve.
“It will give our students the opportunity to collaborate on creative projects and communicate with our sister school in Indonesia. I am incredibly excited to be ‘flipping’ our classroom – there is so much potential.”
Alistair Hayward, Head of UKI and ANZ Markets at Promethean, commented: “Schools are facing increasing financial pressures and at the same time are expected to create and maintain successful learning environments. We are incredibly passionate about education and believe that all schools should be able to access the latest technology to enhance learning and teaching experiences. We saw an opportunity to help schools receive these Edtech packages whilst encouraging them to embrace their creativity.”
Illawarra Sports High School’s ActivPanel was installed at the start of the year. The ActivPanel acts as an immersive and collaborative learning centre, which will help teachers and pupils alike with their lessons. With the ability to connect with other learning devices, such as laptops and tablets, pupils will be able to share their work with the class and peer-assess, alongside being able to utilise the multi-touch functionality for small groups. Promethean is looking forward to developing a partnership with the winning school to help them get the most out of the technology.
About Promethean
Promethean is a global education company that improves learning productivity by developing, integrating, and implementing innovative 21st-century learning environments that help make everyone more engaged, empowered, and successful. Promethean’s global headquarters is located in Seattle, USA, with offices in Blackburn U.K. and Atlanta, USA. Promethean is a member of the Net Dragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE:
