Grand Challenges program
Giving your students around Australia the opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers and award- winning entrepreneurs to design their very own innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems.
Year 9-10 students will spend a day learning about a real-life global problem i.e. the Grand Challenge, and brainstorm, develop and pitch their own solutions in a professional entrepreneurial way to their peers and STEM experts for a chance to win cash prizes.
The Grand Challenge is aligned to the Australian Curriculum, including the General Capabilities and Cross-Curricular Priorities. Student classes will need to be supervised online by a teacher.
This is a collaboration with Future Anything.
Grand Challenge: Towards Net Zero
In The Grand Challenge, students in Years 9 & 10 will spend a fast and fun day learning about a real-life global problem before ideating, developing and pitching their own solutions to their peers and STEM experts for a chance to win prizes. Too much CO 2 in the atmosphere is warming the planet, which is contributing to climate change. To preserve the planet for ourselves and our future generations, we need to completely balance out the CO 2 that we produce – this is known as Net-Zero. The Net-Zero transition will be one of the largest technological revolutions ever carried out by humankind.
Date: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Registrations open now, early bird tickets and financial support for schools with ICSEA <1000 available.
Register your class now!
Want to run Grand Challenges for a large cohort on a day of your choice?
We can organise a Grand Challenges day especially for your school by request. This option is recommended only for groups of students 100+. Contact us directly for more details.