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DattaQueensland's podcastAuthor: Stephen Anderson
This is the place where we dissect and then discover the many ways ITD teachers all over this country are using their passion to create passionate students. We talk of measuring and manipulating a multitude of materials of design and divergent thought, of creation with our minds and with our hands. And most of all, we talk of growing great young people because of course that is what we do. Language: en Genres: Arts, Design, Education Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Bridge Building Podcast Episode 100: Datta Podcast: Six Years Later: Learning at Full Throttle
Thursday, 27 August, 2026
One hundred episodes. Six years. And one very familiar guest. For Episode 100 of the Bridge Building Podcast, Stephen Anderson returns to where it all began. Andrew Devoy was the podcast's very first guest in August 2020. Six years later, he's back to answer the same question Stephen asked him in that original conversation: What's happening at Marist College Ashgrove? The answer involves quite a lot of motorsport. Andrew shares how the College's go-kart program has developed since its beginnings in 2014. What started as an extracurricular activity has grown into an annual multi-school event, with the 2025 challenge involving eight schools, around 22 karts and 125 students. The conversation then moves into Formula High School and Marist's Certificate II Engineering Pathways program. Here, students work within a simulated workplace rather than a traditional classroom structure. They sign in, receive job cards and manufacture real components required for the Formula High School vehicle. Their work must meet required standards and pass quality control before they move onto their next job. The finished vehicle is then taken to Lakeside Park for a six-hour endurance event, where students experience the culmination of months of practical work, teamwork and preparation. Andrew and Stephen also discuss the importance of industry partnerships, sponsorship, teacher leadership and providing students with authentic experiences that give practical learning genuine meaning. For a milestone episode, it's a conversation that brings the Bridge Building Podcast back to its beginnings while demonstrating exactly why these stories are worth sharing.
