Grand Challenges program
For students in Years 9 and 10
Giving high school 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.
Years 9 and 10 students will spend a day learning about a real-life global problem - the Grand Challenges - 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 Challenges is aligned to the Australian high school 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.
We can organise a Grand Challenges day especially for your school by request. This option is recommended for groups of students 100+.
Example event
In the Grand Challenges, students in Years 9 and 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 carbon dioxide 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 carbon dioxide 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. Students will need to consider ways in which we can achieve Net Zero.
2050 dates TBC
Early-bird tickets and financial support for schools with ICSEA <1000 available.
