St. Stephen's School

Keeping up-to-date...

St. Stephen's keeps up-to-date with technology implementing and upgrading every year the facilities and devices available for students, teachers and staff use.

For example, the recent purchase of a mobile computer lab has remarkably increased the use of computers in the classrooms and has facilitated the integration of technology in the curriculum. The 20 laptops move from classroom to classroom and, thanks to the wireless network, can exchange data with the servers allowing also easy internet access.
All classrooms are equipped with digital projectors to enhance teaching and learning. In addition, audio and video devices have turned each classroom into multimedia centers where watching movies or making a powerpoint presentations is extremely simple.

Latest implementation: Mimio Interactive Systems have been introduced in the Math, Science and English classrooms. The new generation of interactive systems have turned the stardard white boards into interactive boards with all the power of the Mimio Notebook and Mimio software. Delivering and recording multimedia and highly visual lessons is now a reality.

Internet/Network

St. Stephen's has a computer lab open 8am to 8pm which serves as a research and study center, a 20 laptops portable computer lab specifically designed for lessons, a small multimedia and research room and computers in all the classrooms.
-All computers are connected via LAN or WIFI at a speed of 100 Mbs.
-The servers allow Internet access using ADSL connection (6Mb download speed)
-Connection is available from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 at night
Access is filtered via Proxy Server
-Networked B/W laser printers are also available in the school's library. Students might use the network to transfer and print their files.

The school's LAN allows access to the internet/email and shared resources in all the areas of the school using a PC (Windows 2000/XP/Vista) or a Mac (Mac OS X).

The network reaches all the classrooms and labs, the library, the student lounge, the bar and also the boarding section. The administrative area is on a separate network.

The wireless network reaches all areas in the school. Students are free to move on campus with their laptops and easily access the internet and school intranet.

To connect to the servers via LAN a network card is required: Possible names for the card are: "LAN" or "Ethernet" or "RJ45".
All recent computers should have this card already installed. It is a port with 8 pins, not to be confused with the port of the modem which has only 4 or 6 pins and it is for the regular phone line which cannot be used at St. Stephen's).

INTERNET/NETWORK ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

click HERE to download the pdf file to sign and return to the IT coordinator

COMPUTER CLASSES and ACTIVITIES

click HERE to learn about the computer courses offered at St. Stephen's and Multimedia activities