Futures Curriculum Programs

Our Futures Curriculum programs support students to develop the knowledge, skills and mindsets to pursue higher education and thrive beyond school. Programs include on-campus experiences, in-school visits, and online engagements—often with university student mentors who help challenge common stereotypes.

Thanks to Australian Government funding, on-campus and many in-school programs are free for regional and low SES schools in South Australia.

Schools partnering with us in research receive full access to all programs at no cost.

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Computational Thinking Through Technology

Arduino Ninjas - Introduction

Start your journey into computational thinking with Arduino – a free, self-paced journey through the Year 7-8 Digital Technologies curriculum.

Arduino Ninjas - White Belt

Master computational thinking with Arduino – a free, self-paced journey through the Year 7-8 Digital Technologies curriculum.

Careers Compass 10

1-1 30-Minute Life and Career Aspiration Guidance Chats with every student in your Year 10 cohort

Careers Compass 6

An interactive video-based narrative where students use career-related transferrable skills, including teamwork, creativity and critical thinking to solve problems and save the Compass Crew

Clinical Biology

Students explore blood conditions, types, components, gaseous transport, and hereditary disorders. They also learn clinical hand washing techniques, analyze personal health data, and diagnose a training Manikin used in nursing student practicals

Design Thinking

This comprehensive guide of lesson plan suggestions that leverage the power of design thinking.

Engineering Day

Engineering Day is an immersive full-day program where students explore Electronic, Software, and Civil Engineering. They assemble an electronic circuit board, program an Arduino input/output board, and construct a structure to span a gap

Focus on Physics (Year 12 Physics)

Focus on Physics offers hands-on workshops aligned with the SACE Stage 2 Physics curriculum, available as two-hour or full-day sessions. Workshops cover momentum, electric and magnetic fields, and light interference.

Foster Students' Reflective Practice

These learning materials are designed to help students practice self-reflection.

Foundation of Physics

Foundation of Physics is a full-day SACE Stage 1 program at UniSA Mawson Lakes, featuring hands-on workshops in radar technology (waves, Doppler shift) and nuclear physics (radiation, decay, radioactivity)

Horror and Suspense

This 10 week unit focuses on visual and thematic features common in the Horror and Suspense genre. It features a student workbook and teaching materials for four tasks and an assessment.

Maths Meets Storytime: Fun in Every Tale!

A public library partnered program to support parents & caregivers to identify, talk about and play with early, appropriate mathematical ideas that are embedded in picture storybooks.

Mozzie Monitors for Sustainability

The Mozzie Monitors Lesson Plans: A Citizen Science module for learning

Real World Maths

Real World Maths is a full day program of Applied Mathematics. It consists of 3 immersive, hands-on sessions

STEM Day Out

STEM Day Out offers three workshops linked to a UniSA degree. The Aviation Workshop explores flight science; the Engineering Workshop involves designing and building the tallest tower; the Mathematical Sciences workshop features students solving math brain-teasers.

STEM For Humanity

STEM for Humanity demonstrates how scientists and engineers work with developing communities to solve humanitarian challenges, using GPS, satellite communication, 3D printing, and water purification techniques.

STEM Girls Academy

The Academy connects girls from several ages through their passion to STEM and instil a sense of belonging. It also assist in the building of key capacities for success and offer practical support such as mentoring and career development and advice.