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25.01.2022 We are so excited for our Inventors Week beginning next week that we are giving away 2x FREE tickets to a session of your choice. You can choose from a variety of workshops, including learning how to design robots, building products, designing apps, and creatively solving community issues. Sessions are available to primary and high school students. To Enter: Like This post & Tag A Friend. Winner will be contacted this Friday, 26th of June.... Check out the awesome sessions on offer here www.bopeducation.com/inventors See more

23.01.2022 Almost the holidays sale! With the end of the school term on the horizon, BOP has your last couple of weeks covered with our online workbooks at 75% off until the end of the term. We have a range of creative challenges ready for your students to design, innovate and explore, with subjects like city of the future, sustainability and designed spaces. Click on the link to view our workbooks for both primary and high school students. https://www.bopeducation.com/workbooks... Our workbooks also come with a FREE intro challenge ready to go.

22.01.2022 Tuesday was such a fabulous day at The Way Beyond Today Expo. Scott began the day with, "It's not always about careers and money, it's about finding your authentic self." The Way Beyond Today Expo is held annually at Kelvin Grove State College for their Year 10 students. There were so many topics touched on in the panels with the message reiterated to the kids that it's not necessarily about your ATAR, it's about being a good human and enjoying the work you do. We have been ...partners and co-conspiritors in helping deliver the event and it saw the team working with the college to develop a series of resources in the lead up to the event. You known it's a good day when a student describes the event as 'electric'!

20.01.2022 The first hologram was created in 1947 by Dennis Gabor. It was he who said, The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented. In the lead up to BOP Industries INVENTORS WEEK, we revisit the Scope TV Show episode where BOP Industries founder, Scott Millar, shares the nitty-gritty of how holograms work.

20.01.2022 We have the privilege of working with pretty exceptional young people. This week we helped deliver workshops as part of HIP2020. Read all about The Haileybury Incubator Project and the ideas some of these inspiring young people have come up with!

19.01.2022 Yet again, we are gearing up for school holidays We are ready to INNOVATE and CREATE. With our online and in-person workshops. Bop Industries joins forces with GGWP Academy for the Emerging eSports Influencers program. While we look to the future with Robotics Playground this school holidays bringing you FutureMakers for both IN-PERSON workshops and online sessions.... We turn boredom into opportunity with Household Innovators , bring those business ideas life with Business Builders , then look to the skies with our Jumbo Jet Redesign. Register for the online experience. https://events.humanitix.com/bopschoolholidays OR come see us in Brisbane! The team are looking for any excuse to use the 3D printers https://events.humanitix.com/future-makers #onlinelearning #education #STEM #schoolholidays #brisbane

19.01.2022 School holidays this week are set bring on Inventors Week. Today we kicked off with The Process of Engineering. There were so many cool ideas from magnetic train rails with an accompanying drone, through to a robotic cat to chase away rats. What a fantastic effort! Up next tomorrow we share steps to consider when building a business and get participants creating their very own. It is not too late to book in for a primary or high school session. https://www.bopeducation.com/inventors

18.01.2022 We are thrilled to be offering the school holidays program Future Cities Week, running from the 7th to the 10th of July for primary and high school students. The week will feature online classes on a range of topics from technology and smart cities, to sustainability and green design, as well as transport and connection. After the wonderful week we have had with our Inventors Week, we are keen to keep the fantastic innovation and creation happening. ... Check out the workshops available here https://www.bopeducation.com/future-cities-week #onlinelearning #education #STEM #schoolholidays

16.01.2022 Last week got off to a great start with our online and in-person after school programs. Our digital creators had fun programming a robot for a game of Sphero bowls and playing with augmented reality, while our airline innovators got busy branding. This week our business builders spent time the makerspace materials and working with 3D design to create a version of their product. Looking forward to seeing all the fantastic ideas come to life!

15.01.2022 Today our young inventors put their entrepreneurial caps on to design their own business. Yet again, we had so many wonderful concepts including, an egg carton design for those who would like to sell their own produce, an electric airplane with a focus on sustainability, as well as a not for profit orphanage where they would host bake sales to gather funds. Absolutely brilliant work! We are looking forward to tomorrows session Design A Product. You can book your primary or high school inventor in here https://www.bopeducation.com/inventors

12.01.2022 We often run workshops around branding, marketing and business design. It is in these workshops we get asked by eager entrepreneurial students (and occasionally teachers) about the first steps they should take to get their idea off the ground. Here are our 5 Top Tips For Starting a Business ... https://www.bopindustries.com//five-top-tips-on-starting-a *Our next Business Builders Workshop is Wednesday the 30th of September. https://events.humanitix.com/bopschoolholidays

12.01.2022 We had the pleasure of joining the team on the Scope TV Show onChannel 10 to look at the science behind holograms as we chat about how holograms work. Here are our top tips!

10.01.2022 Are you an educator who would like a place to talk about STEM, entrepreneurship and 21st century skills? We are growing our BOP Teacher Community where people can come together to ask questions, share ideas, resources and activities. Let’s support one another in sharing opportunities for fellow educators and our young people.

10.01.2022 Do you know a multipotentialite? Multipotentialites have a few pretty special superpowers that make them incredibly valuable to any team and also gives them an edge in the workforce today and the workforce of the future. Read The Rise Of The Multipotentialite Part Two to find out if you have one in your life.

08.01.2022 Free Online Classes - National Science Week As a new approach to this years National Science Week's Deep Blue theme, Cross River Rail is encouraging you, not only to think about whats in our oceans and rivers, but also, the future of travelling underneath them. We have created two 90 minute online classes ready for you to dive into The Science of Tunnelling. You will have the opportunity to explore the complex and interesting science that exists in the design and constru...ction of Cross River Rail. Topic 1 - Digging a Tunnel Underneath Brisbane Wednesday 19th of August, 4pm to 5.30pm Participants are challenged with learning all about the science of constructing Cross River Rail, and specifically the civil engineering behind tunnelling underneath Brisbane and the river. Topic 2 - The History of Tunnelling Thursday 20th of August, 4pm to 5.30pm Participants are challenged with learning about how building tunnels has changed over the years. The machinery involved in tunnelling and societys understanding of engineering has come a long way since civilisations first tunnels. Can't join us? Keep your eyes out for more National Science Week resources soon! https://events.humanitix.com/the-science-of-tunnelling

08.01.2022 What a fantastic day - 3D design, holograms, circuits, augmented reality, and some Sphero tag to finish off the day, our digital creators were a switched on crowd. It is very exciting to be getting back into the classroom!

08.01.2022 At just 20-years-old, our CEO and founder Scott Millar has just been named as Griffith Universitys new Entrepreneur In Residence! Were so excited to see Scott working with such an innovative university to help shape their entrepreneurial strategy as they work to inspire and empower our next generation.

08.01.2022 We are now in Term Three, what's next 2020? For BOP we have our online after school program, Young Innovators, beginning next week. We are excited to DESIGN, INVENT, and CREATE, for a broad range of topics, like Future Of Work, Aviation, Future Foods, Zero Waste Mining, and more! Read all about them here - https://www.bopeducation.com/live ... You can opt-in for all six or pick and choose based on what you're interested in, only primary sessions available for next week's Future Of Work - Where we learn about jobs of the future! Want to be a fushionist? Habitat designer? Come find out. There are two sessions on offer per week. Monday is for high school students in years 7-11 Wednesday is for primary school students in years 3-6. You can be anywhere to access this program, both sessions begin at 4.15pm and run until 5.45pm, AEST (Brisbane timezone). Book tickets to primary sessions https://events.humanitix.com/young-innovators-junior Book tickets to high school sessions https://events.humanitix.com/young-innovators-senior We hope to see your young innovator there! #onlinelearning #education #STEM #primary #highschool #activities

07.01.2022 The Queensland Family and Child Commission is expanding its Youth Advisory Council. Do you know a young person aged between 14 25 years? Are they passionate about making a difference? Do they want to help make Queensland an even better place to live?... The Youth Advisory Council champions are the voices of children and young people providing youth perspectives and leadership to the Queensland Family and Child Commission. Members meet regularly to provide advice to the Commissioners on what is important to children and young people in Queensland. They can apply now through www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/joinYAC Applications close 27 July 2020!

06.01.2022 Quick question - how is Christmas only 5 WEEKS away?! Luckily, BOP Industries has got you covered! Take some time out for Christmas shopping and let your little ones create some Christmas magic with our Christmas Creators School Holiday Program at St Paul's School Check out our Facebook Event below for more information

06.01.2022 The St Patrick's Ideas Incubator in Townsville was loads of fun. The girls created their own businesses in a day, ready to launch over the rest of the term. Throughout the day we did ideation, user-centred design, design sprints, and delivered pitches. There were some hard judges, but the feedback was received well!

05.01.2022 Free Online Interactive Sessions with Ipswich Library What will your future career look like? Explore exciting future workforce opportunities with these webinars for high school students. Over 4 weeks, we will explore thought-provoking topics within interactive Zoom workshops. By working together to think bigger, Generation Z participants will be inspired by these creative 21st century concepts and job prospects.

05.01.2022 We are getting ready to INNOVATE and CREATE. Bop Industries joins forces with Robotics Playground this school holidays to bring you INVENTORS week. Register for the online experience. #onlinelearning #education #STEM #schoolholidays https://www.bopeducation.com/inventors

04.01.2022 If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.- Orville and Wilbur Wright inventors of the airplane. Enhance your inventing skills with a BOP Industries & Robotics Playground online workshop. Join us for Inventors Week! https://www.bopeducation.com/inventors

04.01.2022 One of our amazing inventors hard at work! Know a young engineer or a top business builder? Check out inventors week, offering online school holiday workshops for ages 8-17. https://www.bopeducation.com/inventors

03.01.2022 Do you have passionate students keen to make a difference? As part of the Spark Festival, the Curiosity, Connection, Collaboration Workshop has been designed for students from grade 4-8 across the country with interests in technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and community leadership. In this FREE online workshop, students are challenged to think big and think differently as they innovate and create to solve the challenge of equal access to technology for all those in t...heir community. Students can either participate 1:1 with their own device, or in a classroom with one laptop connected to a projector and camera. #sparkfest #education #workshop https://bit.ly/30VjzzV

03.01.2022 September School Holiday Workshops Just Released. Get in quick for our sessions available online & IRL (That's right! In-person) workshops. Junior (Grades 3-6) & Senior (Grades 7-10) Sessions Available online & 'in real life' - Brisbane... A range of topics including - aviation, innovation, business and more! These holidays we are introducing an esports workshop exclusively for high school students. Meet us in Brisbane for our FutureMakers Workshops - Register at https://events.humanitix.com/future-makers Not in Brisbane? Check out our online sessions -https://events.humanitix.com/bopschoolholidays Our full line-up can be found on our website https://www.bopindustries.com/school-holiday We can't wait! #onlinelearning #STEM #primary #highschool #activities #schoolholidays #InPerson

03.01.2022 Everyone thinks cows produce methane from their farts, turns out 80% comes from their burps. CSIRO are working on a cow feed using seaweed to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This new cow feed is better for their stomachs & stops them burping as much, therefore cutting their emissions in half! The things you learn when moderating during National Science Week....... You can watch The Future Is In Their Hands full hour webinar here www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5mUQ_yXXYE&feature=youtu.be

03.01.2022 Young innovators are naturally curious, but often need guidance. They benefit from being set challenges where out of the box thinking is valued. It can be very tempting to give our kids all the answers. But when we do this, they lose out on the productive struggle that helps them grow. We look at Four Ways to Engage A Young Innovator

02.01.2022 We've loved spending the week learning from education and business leaders from around the world as part of the Future Minds Accelerator with BlueChilli, Amazon Web Services and Rio Tinto! We've got some very exciting updates coming your way soon as we implement our learnings from this fabulous program!

02.01.2022 We joined the team at Channel 10 as they teamed up with the Queensland Department of Education to look at how to build a chatbot! We loved sharing some of our top tips around finding your target customer, designing for your user, and building your team. Here are our top tips!

01.01.2022 We are super excited to announce our team up with GGWP Academy to bring together gaming and eSports workshops. We wrapped up our first workshops held this week as part of the September School Holiday Line-Up, and are keen for more! Watch this space