Technology Hub for Primary School

The large building accommodates a full class of 28, with five sound booths and a green screen for classes including filming, podcasts, editing and sound recordings, and accommodates a full class of 28. This container design proivdes complete resources for children to study filming, video editing, podcasting and more from prep to grade six.

This construction was developed by modifying and joining together three 40-foot containers, creating one large room. The design before the modifications team and engineers installed windows and a glass sliding door, completed electrical works, reinforced the windows and walls, added insulation panels and painted the building. Engineers also ensured all works complied with local standards.

The one-of-a-kind hub will be used for classes from prep to grade six, to provide our students with critical technology skills, both to use in their day-to-day lives and for potential careers in film, television, radio and more.

“This will provide us with an extensive program that caters for all elements of learning, from fine motor skills to valuing handwriting as much as being technically savvy,” says Janet Hamer, Mernda Primary School Principal. 

“We know digital technologies are really important elements, so we want to ensure our students are upskilled prior to them entering secondary school. They will already be embedded in their learning at primary school, so they can explore digital technologies more intensively.”