20/10/2026
🔬🧪STEM Learning and Student Leadership
At Lalor North Secondary College, we’re passionate about giving our students multiple opportunities to explore the world of STEM. Through hands-on learning, collaborations and tackling real-world challenges, our students are learning to think critically, solve real world problems and become the innovators of tomorrow.
As part of STEM learning beyond the classroom, select students at LNSC are taking part in the Global STEM Challenge hosted by Science Gallery, Melbourne, where our students work in collaboration with fellow students in China, apply Design Thinking process to solve some pressing issues in both countries. Experiences like this enable our students to challenge themselves, exchange ideas, design potential solutions, and discover new pathways for their future.
What we have been working on during 2026
• Global STEM Challenge
• Da Vinci Design-Thinking Workshops
• Whittlesea Tech School Collaborations
• Coding and Game Design
• VCE Independent Investigations and Research Projects
• VSSEC collaborations and investigations
• Critical chemical elements, biodiesel and renewable fuels
• Genetics, inheritable diseases and human biology
• Natural antimicrobials and the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
From sustainability and healthcare to digital innovation, these projects show how STEM skills & knowledge can be applied to real-world challenges.
What’s next?
We’re expanding opportunities for students to take part in STEM competitions, collaborative projects, practical investigations and experiences beyond the classroom. At our STEM Exhibition, students will showcase their work, share their discoveries and inspire others.
Our vision is a school community where curiosity is encouraged, creativity is celebrated, and every student feels empowered to pursue STEM, whatever their year level or experience.
STEM is more than a subject. It’s a way of thinking, discovering and shaping the future.
Blagojche Velichkovski,
STEM Leader
