Ten Year 7 students represented St John Fisher
College at the 2019 Future Brisbane Challenge this March at Brisbane City Hall.
The girls applied their STEM skills and knowledge in a feat to design a
sustainable city by 2100.
The penultimate event was making a model and a two minute
presentation on how their idea would contribute to the Sustainability of a
Future Brisbane. The students were in five groups: Change Agents, Green
Heart Makers, Urban Shapers, Lifestyle Creators and the Resilience
Makers.
Here's what some of the girls had to say about the event.
“Today I learnt that the future is in our hands and it is
our actions and ideas that matter.” Ella-Marie G
“It was great to learn the difficulties that Brisbane is
facing now and how we can help to change and fix them.” – Kat S
“It’s unbelievable how much damage we do without realising
it. Every drop of water has an impact, some impacts larger than others.” –
Ellie M
“The future is I our hands, take the lead and make the world
green again.” -Ella-Marie G
“Learning how to build and work as a team was really
enjoyable.” – Ella K
“The thing I learnt was how and why it’s important to
recycle.” – Indi VG
“Our trip to the Brisbane City Hall for the BNE Challenge
taught us how to make our lifestyle more sustainable and inspired us to be a
better person and make our Brisbane a better place.” – Grace K
“Science is a world of fun.” – Amelia L
“I liked working together because we got to learn more about
each other. I also enjoyed the steps to the activity especially the building.”
– Daisha D
“I really enjoyed being a part of a team and working
together with everyone and making our design.” – Saiheba A
Well done girls in your challenge to make our city, the cleanest,
greenest, most sustainable city in Australia.
