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Published: 2007

School Seating

Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase

After completing his Year 12 technology assignment for the nearby St Mark's Church School, Joseph Poloie wanted his Year 13 project to be based within the College.

Published: 2007

Magna-Air Hockey

Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase

James Steel combined his interests in all things technological with his out-of-school part-time job at a local supermarket. His co-workers asked to him design and build an air hockey table for their staff room.

Published: 2007

Motorbike service stand

Year 13 Hard Materials - Student Showcase

Shannon, a Year 13 student at St Patrick's College, Kilbirnie, Wellington races motorbikes. This year he was lucky enough to find a way of combining the "business" of his school work with the pleasure of his chosen sport.

Published: 2007

Storage solution - Drinks trolley

Year 11 Hard Materials - Student Showcase

As a Year 11 student undertaking Multi-Materials Technology at NCEA Level 1, Ravi had to research a variety of storage issues and identify a stakeholder requiring a solution to a storage problem.

Published: 2009

Rubbish Duty Vest

Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

In response to the issue of waste management, which the school had written as a strategic management goal for 2007, Yulia decided to focus on the school litter problem, and thought about how students could be persuaded to dispose of their rubbish properly.

Published: 2008

Hoodie Sweatshirt

Year 10 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Giselle designed her sweatshirt to fit the 'surf label' clothing range popular with teenagers. She investigated the styles and fabrics used in these clothing lines during class visits to a surf shop and a fabric supply shop.

Published: 2008

Tennis Outfit

Year 8 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Lucila is a very keen tennis player. She is also talented enough to gain a place in the Technology extension class at Tauranga Intermediate run by Jo Young, which spends two terms preparing entries for the national Young Designer Awards.

Published: 2008

Polar Fleece Hat

Year 8 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Gabrielle and the 26 other students at Papatawa School, Woodville, travel to Pahiatua every 12 days for their Technology lesson at the Bush Primary School's Technology Centre.

Published: 2008

Toilet Bag

Year 8 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Jessica was asked to design and make a toilet bag that would meet her personal needs. She had to think about what products she would take with her on her travels and how best to store them en route.

Published: 2008

Victorian-style outfit

Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Carly's father, a GP, needed an outfit to wear to a formal dinner at a medical conference at Wellington's Hotel Intercontinental.

Published: 2008

Toilet Bag

Year 8 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Kimberley was asked to design and make a toilet bag that would meet her personal needs. She had to think about what products she would take with her on her travels and how best to store them en route.

Published: 2007

Power of Persuasion

Year 11 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Kate was asked to develop her technological practice as a graphic designer by identifying a situation that could be improved, or an opportunity that could be promoted, by persuading people in a target group to do something - to stop smoking, for example, or to stop drinking and driving.

Published: 2007

Kiwiana-inspired Bag

Year 11 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

When Stephanie decided to make a product with tourism potential she that knew her mother, "who is very proud to be a New Zealander", would appreciate being the client for a Kiwiana inspired project.

Published: 2007

Dress with Japanese theme

Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Jessica wanted to work with an established New Zealand fashion designer and, with the attitude of "Why not?", asked Hong Kong-based Yvonne Bennetti to be her client.

Published: 2007

International Students Booklet

Year 11 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

As part of the schools 50th jubilee celebrations, International student Yuan Yuan Zhang used her technology project to produce a booklet showcasing the international students attending Gisborne Girls' High School in 2006.

Published: 2007

Wearable Art

Year 12 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Amy's major Year 12 project was created to be part of the NZ Secondary Schools' Young Designer Awards. Amy has a passion for Wearable Arts and quickly decided this category would be her focus.

Published: 2007

Postal gift

Year 7 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Danjelle attends the small country school of Tiraumea, east of Eketahuna. Every 12 days she attends sessions at Bush Primary School's Technology Centre with students from her school and from Alfredton and Hillcrest Schools in Pahiatua.

Published: 2007

Wearable Art Window Display

Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Early in Term 1 2006, the Retail Manager of Te Papa Store, Colin McFetridge, approached Barbara Knight to find out if any of her students were interested in working on a wearable art window display project.

Published: 2007

Customised Student Bag

Year 11 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Asked to design and make a bag for a client, Casey chose her cousin who required a bag for university in which she could carry essential items and a daily planner, but could also be converted into a bag for going out in the evening.

Published: 2007

Downhill mountain biking uniform

Year 13 Soft Materials - Student Showcase

Lisa Holmes is friends with a group of keen, young mountain bikers who regularly compete as a team in mountain biking races - including night-time / 'moonlight' races and downhill specialist events. The team did not have a team uniform to wear - and so, Lisa set about developing a conceptual design...