The innovative Senior Art, Technology and Design Centre, the Villa Paloma, is a thriving part of the senior campus that creates a fully integrated, studio-based learning environment for our students.

Villa Paloma offers opportunities for students to explore their individual creativity across a wide range of future learning areas using new and emerging technologies (such as industry standard design and creative software, computer-aided design, laser cutting, computer numerical controlled milling and 3D printing). Some of the disciplines available at Villa Paloma are outlined below.

Studio Arts – Includes an extensive range of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, glass, photography, video, digital imaging, and interactive and immersive mediums.
Product Design – Includes a variety of mixed materials from plastics, metals, wood and textiles.
Systems Engineering – Includes robotics, mechatronics, electronics and coding.
Visual Communication Design – Includes product design, communication design and environment design.
Media Studies – Includes film-making, photography and a wide variety of digital media solutions.
Food Studies – Offers a hands-on skilled-based learning approach in the preparation of food and the design process. Ethical and sustainable practices underpin food production and healthy eating and nutrition are important considerations.

Antony Benson Director of Art, Technology and Design