Tenterfield High School’s Martin Ibbett is joining fellow New Englanders Kye Nitschke from Guyra Central School and Noah Standen-Roberts and Samual Watson from Armidale High School and 56 other bright technology-buffs converging on Macquarie University in Sydney this week, to take part in an advanced digital technology summer-school.
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Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Agriculture and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce congratulated the four students on being selected to be part of the first digIT cohort, a program which will help take students’ skills in digital literacy, science, technology, engineering and mathematics to the next level.
“The Coalition Government has committed around $1 million for digIT through the National Innovation and Science Agenda to ensure we foster the passions of the next generation of technologists and boost their skills,” Mr Joyce said.
“Students like Martin, Kye, Noah and Samuel have a proven passion for technology and they’re making Australia’s National Innovation and Science Agenda a reality.
”digIT will expand their critical thinking, programming and problem-solving skills – skills that will be vital for Australia’s future successes.
“With the help of the Australian Mathematics Trust and Australian Science Innovations, digIT will run a hands-on extension and mentoring program to expose students to all aspects of technology through guest lectures, interactive sessions, practicals and field trips.
“Programs like digIT are critical for this and future generations of students because employment trends show that 75 per cent of Australia’s fastest growing careers demand skills in digital literacy, science, technology, engineering or mathematics.”
Mr Joyce said Martin, Kye, Noah and Samuel and the other digIT students would follow up their four-day residential summer school with a six-month program that includes another residential camp and professional mentoring.
“By fostering the skills and passion of these students through the digIT summer schools, residential camp and professional mentoring we expect those students will take what they’ve learned back to their classrooms to inspire and challenge their peers,” Mr Joyce said.
Subsequent digIT summer schools will be held in a different capital city each year.
They are open to secondary students from around Australia.
For more information visit: www.amt.edu.au/information/for-students/digit/
