I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. My Name is Lorinda Stiles I am the new Head of Department for Creative Industries at RVSSC. I extremely excited to get the opportunity to a part of developing this wonderful new school.

Design Education is my passion. I am fascinated by the rise of new technologies, and look to finding new approaches to teaching creativity and innovation. I have a strong background in teaching emerging technologies and integrating them into the curriculum. I specialise in Design Technology and Visual Arts, I thoroughly enjoy curriculum innovation and I am looking forward to developing a rigourous curriculum that offers our students diversity in advanced manufacturing and new technologies. Design Technology is an amazing subject and I don't apologise for getting very excited about it. It makes a massive impact on students' learning as they need to take information they learn from other subjects, especially maths and science, and apply it using logic, the power of analysis, creativity and a big dollop of common sense. It's a real cross-curricular subject.

I have over 10 years of experience in the design industry and 7 years of experience in education. I have a strong commitment to building partnerships. In my previous school, I led the development of a STEAM program, which was a collaboration between the feeder primary school, high school and local university. I have also participated in The Australia-Asia BRIDGE School partnership program, which was a wonderful learning experience. I hope to build future RVSSC partnerships with Universities and businesses in Creative Industries to develop and provide future pathways for our students 

This photo was taken at a High School in Malang, Indonesia. I spent a week teaching students design thinking skills to build on their critical and creativity thinking, while helping teachers implement technology into their classroom. 

As an educator I look to encouraging students to create authentic solutions to real world problems, building on 21st century skills, including problem solving, collaboration, communication, creative and critical thinking. My goal is to inspire students to be their best and begin a lifelong journey in creativity and innovation. I love the daily ‘wow’ moments, as well as getting to know students and families and learning what motivates them.  

Thank you, I look forward to meeting you all soon. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. 

Mrs Stiles
lstil21@eq.edu.au