Q: Name of the program you are enrolled in at UniSC

Master of Teaching (Primary)

Q: Name of the town you went to primary school?

Bli Bli, Qld

Q: How would you describe yourself when you were in Primary school Years 4 – 6?

I was kind and a great friend. I loved animals, playing with my friends, netball, listening to music and dancing. At school I enjoyed creative writing, art and learning in general. Eating the delicious food we made in our Italian lessons was such a highlight!

Q: Name of the town you went to primary school?

Nambour, Qld

Q: Which were your favourite subjects in high school?

English, Science, Technologies, Health & PE, The Arts

Q: How would you describe yourself when you were in High school?

I was kind and adventurous in high school. I loved reading books, spending time with my friends, going to the beach and making up dances. I enjoyed manual arts, technologies and physical education at high school. I also found biology pretty fascinating and loved that we did bushwalks as excursions.

Why did you want to become a presenter?

I wanted to become a MindSET-do presenter because I love working with students with fun hands-on activities. Previously as an environmental scientist from a mining background, the lessons just warm my heart, as I can see the value of the hands-on learning of digital systems, drones and educational serious games translate into highly relevant skills for students’ futures in STEM. I wanted to be a part of that!

What do you like about being a presenter?

I love the confidence and satisfaction that the experience of MIE lessons can provide students as they use teamwork to tinker with the equipment to solve their own problems.

If you could offer students in primary school and high school one piece of advice, what would it be?

It’s more than ok to make mistakes, as this is where the big learnings come from. Be brave and persevere and you will find you can do it!

“It’s more than ok to make mistakes, as this is where the big learnings come from. Be brave and persevere and you will find you can do it!”

Kimberly Purcell