2025 Term 1 Lab 401™ Balancing Cost, Creativity, and Impact

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2025 Term 1

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What makes a design efficient, a material durable, or a system sustainable? In this Lab 401™ module, students will explore how value is created and measured in STEM, diving into the science of cost-effectiveness, material properties, and innovative problem-solving.

Complementing The Economics of Art in Art 401™, this module empowers students to think critically about the trade-offs between cost, efficiency, and impact. Through engaging projects, they will experiment with different materials, prototype designs, and evaluate their outcomes. Whether testing the strength of structures, designing eco-friendly solutions, or calculating the “real cost” of waste, students will discover how science and technology shape value in everyday life.

Each session will follow the Lab 401™ format of exploring concepts, building projects, and reflecting on results. This hands-on journey inspires students to connect creativity with practicality, learning how STEM influences the world’s most valuable ideas.

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As each session is uniquely developed for each individual student to achieve and progress. You will work with diverse mediums. All use of lab gear and supplies are included.

All learning materials are available for students enrolled full term via the Studio website. Please login and click on 'My' to locate your sessions.

If you feel sick, please stay home and apply a catch-up lesson at a later time. Or, if you feel well enough, please join your session online via our app or this website. Regrettably, we can only provide catch-up lessons within your enrolled term based on availability. Any unused credit cannot be carried over to the following term.

For the fairness of the other students, for our clever tutors who provide the lessons that you love, the studio cannot offer a refund if you change your mind. Our in-studio workshops are strictly made up of the limited number of students enrolled before the start of each school term and have the appropriate resources allocated to accommodate the optimal learning experience for all students in the course. To ensure the staff and supplies can be maintained for the course, payment for their use cannot be refunded so that the remaining students may continue the learning and development they paid for. In the event of Covid-19 restrictions, workshops will resume online. No refund can be issued if you decide not to participate in online sessions.

If you are joining the workshop in person, just bring your lovely self! If you are a private lesson student, feel free to bring your own device, please allow half to one lesson period for your tutor to have your device set up to the studio standard. If you are joining online, great! Ensure your device is fully charged, and check with your tutor beforehand about what supplies you may need to prepare.

Choosing a class that suits your age group would be a great way to start. Your tutor will advise you if moving up or down a level may be more beneficial for your child. Check out the 'Find My Workshop' page for more details.