Partnering with Schools
Purposeful Technology & Leadership Programs for Schools
Innovate Technology & Robotics Academy partners with primary and secondary schools to deliver
structured, curriculum-aligned programs that build confidence, problem-solving skills, and responsible use of technology.
We work alongside school leaders, teachers, and learning teams to design and deliver
custom incursions, workshops, and professional learning that support classroom goals and whole-school priorities.
Our approach goes beyond tools and devices. We focus on how students think, how they collaborate,
and how they apply learning in meaningful ways.
Hands-on, educator-led sessions designed to complement classroom learning and engage students through purposeful use of technology.
Programs may include: Incursions are structured, age-appropriate, and aligned with curriculum outcomes. We deliver workshops that integrate technology with leadership development, helping students build: These workshops support student wellbeing and leadership development while reinforcing academic learning. Innovate Academy provides practical, classroom-ready professional learning for educators, focused on: Sessions are designed to be relevant, accessible, and immediately applicable in the classroom.What We Offer Schools
Curriculum-Aligned Technology Incursions
Leadership & Thinking Skills Workshops
Professional Learning for Teachers
Custom Programs for Your School Context
Every school is different. We work collaboratively with leadership teams to design programs that suit:
- Specific year levels
- Student needs and abilities
- Curriculum focus areas
- Single sessions or multi-week programs
Programs can be delivered as:
- One-off incursions
- Short workshop series
- Integrated term programs
- Combined student and teacher learning experiences
Our Mission
Our Approach
At Innovate Academy, we believe effective technology education should be:
- Purposeful — technology used to support thinking, not distract from it
- Guided — educator-led sessions with clear structure and outcomes
- Age-Appropriate — aligned to student readiness and development
- Ethical & Responsible — reinforcing digital responsibility and awareness
- Curriculum-Aligned — supporting school learning priorities
We focus on building confidence, thinking skills, and understanding, not just technical ability.
Our Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is introduced as a thinking discipline, not a shortcut or automated solution.
Students explore AI concepts through:
- Logic and rule-based systems
- Patterns and decision-making
- Cause-and-effect thinking
- Evaluation of intelligent behaviour
This helps students understand how AI systems work while reinforcing human judgment, responsibility, and ethical awareness.
Who We Work With
We partner with:
- Primary and secondary schools
- Principals and leadership teams
- Curriculum and learning area leaders
- Classroom teachers
Our programs are suitable for students across a wide range of abilities and learning stages.
Why Schools Choose Innovate Academy
- Over 14 years of experience in student-focused STEM education
- Proven success delivering structured, engaging programs
- Calm, professional, school-aligned approach
- Strong focus on thinking skills and confidence
- Programs that complement, not compete with, classroom teaching
Let’s Work Together
If your school is exploring ways to strengthen technology education, leadership development, or student confidence, we’d love to work with you.
We begin every partnership with a conversation — to understand your goals and design a program that fits your school community.
Why join Innovate Academy?
The beginning of the academy year brings on new possibilities of inspiration and continuing goals for the year.
Whether it is getting new students inspired by STEM or helping the ones with experience achieve even more, there is always a lot to do.
At the heart of the matter, is really just being there for them each time they come to our classrooms. We might think we are just teaching them or helping them through the subjects but many times it’s much more than that.
We become friends with them, they become friends with each other and many a time, these students just want a friend to do the STEM life with.
Someone said recently when he heard that many of our students have now become successful adults, “hope they became engineers.” Yes, we hope for that but what we really want for them is to be alright and living their best life, whatever that may be.
By the way, not everyone we taught became an engineer, but they certainly became good problem solvers 😉
I could not help but reflect on the recent social media trend of life in 2016.
This is a snippet of what we did at ITRA in 2016 alongside many inspiring students who put in their best effort.
All that is left now are good memories of the things we did, the way we stretched ourselves to do almost impossible things back then.
It was the year of robots, droids and drones and also the year of no limits. We worked with so many people.
2016, May you give us inspiration again this year!
Mondays just got more exciting!
Join our Minecraft Education Course where creativity meets coding, problem-solving, and teamwork.
📍 Forest Hill College, Burwood East
🕓 Mondays | 4:45pm | 8 weeks per term
Perfect for students who love Minecraft and want to turn their passion into real-world learning.
Build, design, collaborate, and learn skills for the future in a fun, supportive environment. Trial class available.
📩 Message us to enrol or find out more! Link in the comments.
Our VEX IQ Robotics Program for
Years 2–6 will be starting in nearly 2 weeks!
2026 robotics is here!
Your child will:
✔️Build robots
✔️Code using VEX IQ
✔️Tackle fun weekly challenges
✔️Grow teamwork & problem-solving skills
🔵 Years 2–6: beginner-friendly, hands-on building plus coding
Perfect for kids who love creating, thinking, and exploring robots and STEM!
Link in the comments ⬇️
For students Years 3–6 (Online, Term Program)
Does your child love technology or want to learn how games and websites are made? Our Junior Coding Program is designed to build confidence, and support young learners on their coding journey.
Through fun, interactive lessons online and hands-on projects, students will learn the foundations of coding using Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no prior experience is needed for this.
✨ What students will learn (term
By term)
• Programming basics with Python
• Build and style their own websites with HTML & CSS
• Add interactivity using JavaScript
• Create simple games and real-world projects
• Problem-solving, creativity, and logical thinking
Why it’s good:
✔ Beginner-friendly and supportive
✔ Small group
✔ Encourages confidence and independent thinking in a safe space
✔ Perfect for students who want to learn and be guided in coding
📅 Thursdays | 6:00pm
👧🧒 Years 3–6
Give your child the skills to create, not just consume technology. Enrol now. Limited places left. Link in the comments ⬇️
Welcome to our new year of learning -2026! Have a look at our online and in person courses for kids and teens from Year 2 to Year 10, now available for booking on our website. Link in the comments. ⬇️ Join us for another great year of learning.
Some of 2025s notable moments. 🎉🎉 What matters the most is that our students have put in their best effort for the year and carry on with pride in their STEM learning journey. We are incredibly proud of the way they showed up week after week with a sense of responsibility towards their learning. It has made the year fulfilling. Next year we are looking forward towards achieving our greater goals of striving towards purposeful technology use in our classrooms, with the support of parents and our schools and our community. Wrapping up 2025 with gratitude for our families, students, and the incredible journeys we’ve shared at ITRA.
We’re excited to launch our VEX IQ Robotics Program for
Years 2–6 and Years 7–8
Your child will:
✔️Build robots
✔️Code using VEX IQ
✔️Tackle fun weekly challenges
✔️Grow teamwork & problem-solving skills
Two age groups to keep learning fun and level-appropriate:
🔵 Years 2–6: beginner-friendly, hands-on building
🟣 Years 7–8: advanced design & coding, competition-style tasks
Perfect for kids who love creating, thinking, and exploring STEM!
Link in the comments ⬇️
