2026 VCES Program……waiting for funding…… - KIOSC

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Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Programs at KIOSC

KIOSC has been privileged to deliver the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series (VCES) for the past three years, providing exciting opportunities for students to extend their learning and explore new challenges.

We’re thrilled to continue this journey and are currently awaiting confirmation of funding for next year. Watch this space for updates and booking information!

More Programs

Are you looking for ways to bring STEM concepts to life in your classroom? This professional learning session will introduce you to TinkerCAD, a user-friendly online software that transforms 2D drawings into stunning 3D designs…. Read more
3D Design and Printing for all KLA’s
All teachers
Free Professional Learning Session to focus on ways to use Design Thinking practices in the classroom.
Design 2 Innovate- Free Professional Learning at KIOSC
Teachers from all sectors of education
Embark on a journey of creativity and design, combining 3D design and virtual reality to allow students to create their own interactive digital worlds.
Discovery: 3D Design Merge
Year 7/Year 8
Students bring their Aspirin Samples that they have made in the science lab at school for purity analysis
Discovery: Aspirin Analysis
Year 10
Build Beyond Trades is a hands-on, semester-long program designed for Year 10 students who want to explore the world of trades and construction.
Discovery: Build Beyond Trades
Year 10
Program Overview Book in conjunction with “Discovery: Sphero Space” for a 9.30-1.30pm day of learning. “Drones on Mars” brings the excitement of space exploration directly into your classroom! This hands-on program allows primary students to… Read more
Discovery: Drones on Mars
Grade 5/Grade 6
Discovery: Emergency Response – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 7
Introduction The KIOSC Green Energy Revolution program is an innovative educational initiative that empowers students to explore the future of clean energy. Through a series of engaging workshops, students will delve into the fundamental principles… Read more
Discovery: Green Energy Revolution
Year 9/Year 10
INTRODUCTION This engaging program will take students through the importance of cyber security and how to solve a cyber security attack. With a focus on networks and systems, students will apply their mathematical and logarithmic… Read more
Discovery: Guardians of the CyNet – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 10
H2GP: HORIZON HYDROGEN GRAND PRIX PRO The Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP) program challenges tomorrow’s innovators to design, engineer, build and race their own hydrogen-powered cars. Throughout the program, these future leaders develop the creativity, ingenuity and real-world problem-solving skills… Read more
Discovery: Hydrogen GRAND PRIX
Year 8/Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
Our Future Industries all require an Industry 4.0 approach. Students will discover how logistical process occur in factories and automated systems.
Discovery: Logistic FAILs
Year 7/Year 8
Discovery: Microbiology – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 10
Introduction Developed and delivered at your school by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Missions Gravity combines classic scientific modelling. Program Overview: This program facilitates the investigation of fundamental astronomical principles… Read more
Discovery: OzGrav
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9
Australian Synchrotron Science Education Programs
Swinburne University’s PRIMESCI! team offers a suite of high-impact, hands-on science programs hosted at the world‑class ANSTO Australian Synchrotron in Clayton. These programs give students rare access to advanced scientific equipment and real-world applications of physics and chemistry, delivered by specialist science educators.
Discovery: PRIMESCI! Australian Synchrotron Science Education
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9/Year 10
Retro TECH Arcade is an innovative program designed to immerse students in the interdisciplinary realm of game development.
Discovery: Retro TECH Arcade
Year 7/Year 8
Introduction: In this program, students will develop and apply key Science Inquiry Skills to prepare for VCE studies, in line with Victorian Curriculum F-10. This program has pre/post work elements for teachers and students to… Read more
Discovery: Science In Real Life
Year 10
Students combine Machine Learning and Scratch MIT Media Labs to create a coded game that uses body gestures to control their game character.
Discovery: Scratch Ai
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9
Space Force Quest is a dynamic and immersive STEM experience designed to ignite curiosity and critical thinking in Year 7 and 8 students. Through hands-on challenges, coding missions, and interactive simulations, students explore key physics concepts including balanced and unbalanced forces, Newton’s Laws of Motion, momentum, energy transfer, and simple machines — all within the exciting theme of space exploration.
Discovery: Space Force Quest
Year 7/Year 8
“Sphero Space Explorers” offers an immersive, hands-on learning experience for Grade 5 and 6 students, blending coding and planetary science into an engaging simulated space mission.
Discovery: Sphero Space
Grade 5/Grade 6
This is an annual communication competition open to KIOSC partner schools inspiring students to showcase and communicate the passion for STEM!
Discovery: STEM Communication Conference
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
In partnership with Youth HQ: Home – YouthHQ
Discovery: STEM to the Rescue
Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
“Sustainable Futures” is an engaging program designed to explore the possibilities of the next 25 years in the face of escalating climate challenges.
Discovery: Sustainable Futures
Year 7/Year 8
Overview Collaborative Curriculum Enhancement The KIOSC TECHSprint program provides a powerful platform for classroom teachers to actively enhance and extend their STEM curriculum through collaborative, co-designed learning experiences. By leveraging KIOSC’s specialised equipment and expert… Read more
Discovery: TECHSprint
Grade 5/Grade 6/Year 7/Year 8/Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
Empowering young innovators to design solutions for real‑world industry challenges.
Discovery: TowerTECH Innovators
Year 9/Year 10
In this project, students will delve into the intersection of mathematics, technology, science and design to create captivating interactive light display.
Discovery: Transformational Design
Year 9/Year 10
Introduction Sustainable waste management is an ongoing problem for all of us. With advancements in technology moving at such a rapid pace, how might we better utilize some of these innovations to help reduce waste… Read more
Discovery: TrashBot Challenge
Year 9/Year 10
Introduction: Titration Analysis: Determining Citric Acid Concentration in Fruit Juices introduces students to the essential skills and real‑world applications of volumetric analysis. Through hands‑on acid‑base titration, participants explore how chemistry is used to identify and… Read more
Discovery: Vitamin C Analysis
Year 10
Build a calculator or learn binary code. There are many activities to complete with the B4 kits.
Equipment Loan: B4 Computer Processor Kit
Year 7/Year 8
Borrow out KIOSC Hydrogen Blue Box Teacher Kit complete with 3 lessons and additional Hydrogen Cars.
Equipment Loan: Hydrogen Energy
Year 7/Year 8
Introduction: These intelino activities that are perfect for the Hour of Code™. New or advanced coders will have fun with any of these – no prior intelino or coding experience required! Pick from screen-free activities… Read more
Equipment Loan: Intelino Trains
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
PocketLab devices are designed to increase the engagement of all students including diverse learners, reduce prep time for classroom activities, and produce better student outcomes. All PocketLabs measure and collect live data from hundreds of ready-to-use hands-on science activites available in the lesson library on PocketLab Notebook.
Equipment Loan: Pocket Labs
Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
Engineer the solar car kits together. A great lesson in electronics and circuits. Then take the cars out for physics experiments in energy.
Equipment Loan: Renewable Energy – Solar Car Physics
Year 9/Year 10
Using the STELR renewable energy kit, students will experiment and design a wind turbine that is able to efficiently produce high energy output using blade length as the variable. These kits are available for loan.
Equipment Loan: Renewable Energy – Wind Energy
Year 8
A set of 10 Water Testing Field Backpacks to be loaned to schools after a 2 hour introduction session for students and staff,
Equipment Loan: River Story
Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
Code, measure distance, time, velocity, complete a maze or use the challenge mats for fun learning activities. The Sphero’s are a great tool for learning.
Equipment Loan: Sphero Sprk+ with Sphero Soccer and Space Mat
Year 7/Year 8/Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
Ready to revolutionize your STEM lessons? This 2x 2.5-hour professional learning workshop unveils the power of laser cutting in the classroom! We’ll explore two design software programs that empower you and your students to bring… Read more
Learn how laser-cutting can be implemented in your classroom.
All teachers
Join us for a professional learning session with Amazon Web Services, where you’ll explore the wealth of open data available on AWS. You’ll discover datasets on climate, koala genomes, and radar, all of which can… Read more
Power Mathematics / I.T with Open Data from AWS
Teachers from all sectors of education
Science teachers of Years 9 to 12, this 2.5-hour professional learning session dives deep into making aspirin and empowers you to utilize KIOSC’s cutting-edge analytical tools (spot test, FT-IR, GC-MS, HPLC, melting point apparatus) to… Read more
Science of Medicine
Science Teachers - Y9-12
VCE Masterclass: Biology Unit 2 – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 12
VCE Masterclass: Biology UNIT 3 – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 12
Students use real field data to investigate the relatedness of eight individual lemurs to discover whether or not a particular species previously thought extinct is actually still alive. They will analyse morphological data and use gel electrophoresis to decide if the extinct species is actually extant.
VCE Masterclass: Biology Unit 4: Evolution of Lemurs
Year 12
Students analyse a range of organic salts/compounds in water, using various techniques: UV Visible spectroscopy, High Pressure Liquid Chromatography and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.
VCE Masterclass: Chemistry UNIT 2: Analytical Techniques Water
Year 11
This program explores the use chemical instruments used to separate and measure specific properties – GS-MS, HPLC-DAD, FT-IR and NMR.
VCE Masterclass: Chemistry UNIT 4: Organic Compound
Year 12
An incursion opportunity, in partnership with OzGrav, learners explore concepts of space, including gravity, blackholes and radiation. A completely immersive VR Experience.
VCE Masterclass: Physics UNIT 2: Mission Gravity with OzGrav
Year 11
An investigation into resonance and standing waves
VCE Masterclass: Physics UNIT 4: Standing Waves: From Strings to Structures
12/Year 12
Thomas Young’s double slit experiment forms a key piece in the acceptance of the wave model of light as highlighted in the Physics study design but what is the evidence? In this program we will use experimental data from water waves to show the basis of Young’s premise for predicting the behaviour of waves and then apply this to investigation how diffraction and interference of light can be applied to predict fringe patterns or calculate wavelengths.
VCE Masterclass: Physics UNIT 4: Young on Trial
12/Year 12
Australian Synchrotron Science Education Programs
Swinburne University’s PRIMESCI! team offers a suite of high-impact, hands-on science programs hosted at the world‑class ANSTO Australian Synchrotron in Clayton. These programs give students rare access to advanced scientific equipment and real-world applications of physics and chemistry, delivered by specialist science educators.
VCE Masterclass: PRIMESCI! Australian Synchrotron Science Education
Year 9/Year 10/Year 11/Year 12
VCE Masterclass: Psychology Unit 1 – NEW PROGRAM COMING IN 2027
Year 12
Learning with LEGO provides opportunities for students to engage in all aspects of STEM. This program explores robotics and programming.
VCES: FIRST LEGO League
Year 5/Year 6/Year 7/Year 8