Brickfest donates LEGO Mindstorm Robotics Kits and 3D Printer for Port Stephens Students FEATURED Nelson Bay (Tomaree Peninsula areas) Port Stephens News by News Of The Area - Modern Media - April 10, 2018 Stephen Hartman, Science Teacher Tomaree High, Kevin Evans, Ambassador for Rainbow Bricks, Linda Hazell, Head Teacher Science Tomaree High and Sue Xenos, Principal Tomaree High School with one of the LEGO Mindstorm kits donated by Brickfest 2018. TOMAREE High School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) students received LEGO Mindstorm Kits and Anna Bay Public School a 3D printer thanks to the Brickfast LEGO exhibition held at the Bay earlier this year. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website (like this ad), and 3) on our Social Media news site. A much more efficient way to advertise. Reach a HUGE audience for a LOW price TODAY! Call us on 02 4983 2134. Or media@newsofthearea.com.au Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Brickfest at the Bay is an annual event that has supported a range of different charities over the Past 8 years, it has run by Rainbow Bricks. Rainbow Bricks is a group of LEGO enthusiast based in the Hunter Valley, Central Coast and Sydney areas with members across NSW and Australia. Rainbow Bricks have been running events since 2011 and became an Recognised LEGO User Group [LUG] with the LEGO Group in 2014. Rainbow Bricks holds 7-8 LEGO Fan Events each year across NSW and each event donates the funds raised to a different charity. The exhibitors are all volunteers who donated their time and energy to these event, for the love of the LEGO Brick and the joy it bring the kids who visit our events. Brickfest’s Kevin Evans got involved with Lego as a child, and rediscovered it when his son started playing and learning with Lego when he was aged 5. LEGO is now a great entry level way for students to get involved in robotics. Kevin Evans told News Of The Area “Lego can be used for basic robotics, you can learn a lot from Lego.” Mrs Xenos Principal of Tomaree High School told News Of The Area, “I would like to acknowledge the work of STEM teacher Mr Hartmann in securing this donation. The kits will be used by year 10 students studying the STEM elective. “They will be of great benefit to the students as it will give them the opportunity to further develop their coding skills. The students will learn how robotics can be used to find solutions to challenging problems. “I am very interested in how the students will use the kits and look forward to seeing what they create,” she said. Brickfest will be back in 2019 and you can find out more about the colourful hands on event at https://www.facebook.com/brickfestatthebay/ By Marian SAMPSON
