Growing NZ Innovation Challenge

Last week, a select group of year 10 students represented St Margaret’s College at the Growing NZ Innovation Challenge. 

This challenge is designed as a ‘Mash Up’ of technology, science and business knowledge. The challenge required students to apply their subject knowledge to build a prototype to solve a real-life situation being faced by New Zealand’s Primary Industries. 

There were four challenge cards:

1)    Maintaining Water Supply

2)    Measuring Pasture

3)    Protection from Pests

4)    Novel Product from an existing crop

The girls worked in pairs and were combined with a pairing from another school.  They enjoyed getting to know new people and working together to brainstorm, design and pitch their idea. Through the use of industry representatives in each challenge, the students learnt about different enablers within Science and Technology that they could use to create their prototype.

Congratulations to Eleanor McVicar and Enya O’Malley who, together with two Christchurch Girls' High School students won the ‘Maintaining Water Supply’ challenge.

Thanks to Mrs Keys who supported the team at ARA.