Lighting the Way: Year 6 Takes Action with Solar Buddies

Lighting the Way: Year 6 Takes Action with Solar Buddies

The Year 6 cohort had an exciting invitation from SA Power Networks to connect their Science learning this term, with real world knowledge of renewable energy and world poverty. Students were inspired by an all-female presentation of Electrical Engineers and Powerline workers, including old scholar, Kate Poole (graduate of 2011). Students constructed Solar Buddy’s (portable solar lights), to be sent to disadvantaged countries in our world. These lights will help improve education, environment, and overall health of underprivileged communities. Year 6 student Ruby reflected: “I enjoyed making the Solar Buddy’s for people who live in poverty and don’t have access to electricity, they can have light now when they need to do their schoolwork.”

Year 6 Science Teachers

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