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Back in Term 2 the Science Department at John Therry started a Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Club to provide a space for female students to further develop their interest in the Sciences. Our aim is to encourage students in Years 9-10 to take up the Science subjects in their senior years. In Term 2 we had several special guests and signed up to the NRMA Future of Transport Challenge. 

This Challenge is a State-wide competition and any school can enter a team. Students must identify a Transport need in their community and design a solution while considering possible emerging technologies. It’s quite an involved process as students not only have to present their idea, but create a professional executive summary and be prepared to answer questions from judges, shark tank style. 

The John Therry team of WISE Club girls has focussed on the needs of the Campbelltown community and how to improve access to transport where there is a lack of readily available public buses and trains. We will be seeking community feedback on our solution via the John Therry Facebook page, so keep an eye out for that.

We will spend the next few weeks developing and refining our idea and then creating a pitch and presentation that we hope will wow the judges. During Term 3 our students have used zoom meetings to work on their project and keep in contact. It’s not easy, and certainly not as we expected when we signed up for the Challenge. We’re very proud of our students for their determination to complete the Challenge while learning remotely.