Schools & teachers

The School of Information Technologies is working to foster relationships with schools, teachers and school students around NSW, and Australia.

Below is a summary of the activities the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney will be running for high school students and teachers in 2009.

For more information please use the links below or in the side menu, or mail to be included on our outreach email list and poster mailout.

Girls Programming Network
Who:	For academically gifted female students in Year 9-12, with or without programming experience.
When:	Saturday Saturday 24th October 2009,  12.00pm-5.00pm (kick-off day) Tuesday 27th October 2009, 4.30pm-6:30pm (Meeting 1) Tuesday 10th November 2009, 4.30pm-6:30pm (Meeting 2) Tuesday 24th November 2009, 4.30pm-6:30pm (Meeting 3) Tuesday 8th December 2009, 4.30pm-6:30pm (Meeting 4)
Where:	School of IT building, University of Sydney
Cost:	$55 per student per term (including GST).

 

National Computer Science School (2010)
Who:	Year 11 (and some Year 10) students and teachers
When:	Saturday 2nd-Monday 11th January, 2010
Where:	School of IT and The Women's College, University of Sydney
Cost:	$330 per student or teacher
	Application closing date: 13 November 2009

 

TeachPython (Beginners)
Who:	High school teachers who want to learn to program in Python
When:	2009 - CANCELLED
Where:	School of IT building, University of Sydney
Cost:	$300 per teacher.

TeachPython (Advanced)
Who:	High school teachers who completed our beginners course or already know some Python
When:	2009 - CANCELLED
Where:	School of IT building, University of Sydney
Cost:	$300 per teacher.

Special Offer: TeachPython (Beginners) and TeachPython (Advanced) can be booked together at the reduced rate of $550 per teacher.

NCSS Challenge
Who:	High school students (Year 9 onwards) and teachers who want to learn Python
When:	The NCSS Challenge runs for 5 weeks, commencing on Monday 10th August 2009.
Where:	Online at www.challenge.ncss.edu.au
Cost:	$12 per student or teacher.
Teachers free if students are participating at the same school.