Launch Energy Conference 2024

The upcoming Launch Energy Conference seeks to ignite a passion for sustainability and innovation within our school community and beyond. Our message is clear: it's time to power change, both locally and globally. Why energy? Why sustainability? Because they are the lifeblood of our future, shaping the world we will inherit. By engaging with these concepts, we not only embrace responsibility but also seize the opportunity to craft a brighter, more sustainable tomorrow.

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Within our school community, we foster engagement with energy and sustainability through dynamic initiatives, from awareness campaigns to hands-on projects. Through curriculum integration, extracurricular activities, and partnerships with local organizations, we empower students to become active participants in the energy transition.

What makes our conference unique? It's not just about learning; it's about doing. From interactive workshops to collaborative challenges, we provide a platform for students to apply their skills and creativity to real-world problems. Moreover, our focus extends beyond our school walls, as we seek to make a tangible impact on communities both locally and globally. This year, our theme is "Empowerment," reflecting our commitment to equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and resources to drive positive change. Join us as we harness the power of education to shape a more sustainable future for all.

Workshops:

AutoCAD:  Students will make their own logo using the CAD design software, AutoCAD.

Biology: Students will get the opportunity to use microscopes as we look at a number of plants, insects and other organisms.

Blender Sunrise: Do you enjoy 3D modelling? Well come along to this workshop and learn how to use Blender so you can make your sunrise

Cricut Sticker Making: Express your creativity with the Cricut workshop. Come make stickers using the Cricut machine

Chemistry: Mix things together in the chemistry workshop to create something new.  Take home your own product and learn the basics of chemistry

Drones (Full): Want to fly a drone? We need your help to program a drone to fly through an obstacle course to deliver a customer’s order! Are you up to the challenge?

Understanding Electrical Energy: Learn the complete basics of electronics as you get to build your very own little project. No coding, just pure electrical hardware!

LEGO EV3 Mindstorms (Full): Unleash the power of LEGO! As a team, students will be able to build a custom EV3 robot to navigate a nuclear warzone, full of radiation. Better be quick, people are counting on you!

Digital Music Production: Students will get the opportunity to recreate a music icon with over half a billion views on YouTube and Spotify, focusing on important music production skills such as mixing.

Energy – Aviation: Focuses on forces needed to make a plane fly. Students get to design and build their own plane whilst devising ideas for sustainable aviation for future transport.

Sam Labs: Interested in coding and making? Use Sam Labs to build your own contraptions using simple logic code.

Solar Energy Challenge: Renewable energy is the way to the future and so is this workshop. Come build your very own solar-powered contraption!

Australian Water Colours Leaves: Students will get to make their own painting using the water colours. Using a variety of techniques, they will create an illustration of Australian leaves

Energy - Mars Explorer: Students design a lander for mars? Will your craft survive? 

Jewellery Making: Use the Jewellery making kits to customize, design and make your very own jewellery that you can keep for yourself or give a friend or family member

Energy Rockets Chemistry: Using tablets and a film canister to create energy transfer reactions, allowing students to divulge in chemical energy.

Party Balloon Animals: Come share your artistic flair. Walk away with your own Ballon animal as well as learning a little bit about the science behind balloons.

RC Cars (Full): Love to race? Enjoy 70 minutes of RC cars. Understand the basics of how cars work and get to take the cars out for a spin. Literally!

Energy – Make a Battery: Make a battery from different fruit and test which produces the greatest potential energy. We will discover the how two metals suspended in an acidic solution can power a LED. Can you make one run an electric motor.