On the first day of Term 4, our Year 9 STEAM students were fortunate to be visited by volunteers from Beca Sustainability and Robogals. The volunteers included engineering students and sustainability engineers from Beca, who ran a workshop exploring sustainability in the fashion industry. Students learned about the origins of much of our clothing and participated in several activities, including brainstorming innovative alternative solutions to this global issue.
STEAM student Enno He wrote about the workshop:
“On the first day of Term 4, our Year 9 STEAM students attended the Beca Sustainability Workshop, and boy, what an incredible and insightful experience it was. We discovered the issue of fast fashion and learned a number of astonishing facts – like the fact that most of our clothing is actually made up of oil! I had no idea that so much pollution and waste come from the fashion industry. During the workshop, we considered creative solutions to reduce clothing disposal, including recycling old clothing, buying second-hand apparel, and repairing clothes instead of throwing them away. We presented our solutions to the class. The Beca volunteers were very welcoming and collaborative, and they made learning about sustainability fun and engaging. It made me realise more how my actions can impact the environment.”