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Učebna CNC strojů

Innovation and an Engineering School in Karviná

It is standard practice to prepare students for modern society but the principal task is to prepare them

for the future. We understand that in such rapidly changing times and with such rapidly developing

technologies, schools must keep pace, therefore we continue looking for innovative teaching styles.

Our instruction involves state-of-the-art knowledge

in technology; we develop a creative style of work,

support efficient learning, and respond to what

actual enterprise demands. Students in any field

at the Secondary Engineering School in Karviná

(Střední průmyslová škola Karviná) improve their

skills in 3D modelling, CNC programming and the

programming of collaborative robots in classrooms

equipped with the latest technology. We have worked

with 3D printing for almost ten years and produce

our own 3D printers. We use 3D scanners to do CAD

modelling of complicated machinery parts.

There is more innovation going on at our school:

we are one of the schools in the Moravian-Silesian

Region whose projects have been granted funding so

that we are able to equip our classrooms with virtual

reality. The classroom provides a range of functions:

within the pilot project, students create and share

their virtual objects. It is a great opportunity for those

interested in 3D object programming as they can

share their experiences with others.

Our modern mechatronics laboratory has also won

its own fan club. It is a place where the members

of both the Cybernetic Club and Young Developers

meet on a regular basis. It is open to our students as

well as to fans of technologies from local elementary

schools. It is no surprise that the club, organized by

VŠB-TU Ostrava, is led by graduates from our school.

Nowadays, we cannot separate individual fields

of studies in technology; we need to interconnect

various disciplines. Long-term student projects

(school-term studies, Maturita theses and competition

papers) demonstrate the ideal connection of

knowledge and theory with the practical skills

of students from various engineering fields. As part

of these projects, our students renewed our old 3D

printer and produced working models of various

machinery. They also design and create various forms

and parts for our collaborative and Lego robots,

special caging for electrotechnical equipment and

spare parts for school maintenance.

Education and instruction improve through intense

cooperation with enterprises in our region and with

universities. This cooperation takes on many forms,

from field trips, lectures, expert competitions, and

professional experts supervising long-term projects

to the introduction to the operations of a company

and rehearsing for job interviews.

We support and develop our students’ potential and

emphasize their soft skills, communication in Czech

and English, and teach them how to implement

theory in the real world. These are the main areas

of preparation of students of the Secondary

Engineering School in Karviná for their future studies

and professional careers.

Text:

Ing. Česlava Lukaštíková

Foto:

Petr Sznapka

www.sps-karvina.cz

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