What is Teen Start-Up?
Teen Start-Up is a fun multi-day event where students aged 11-18 years are taken through the innovation development process from idea to execution. Students work together in teams to come up with an idea for a product or service that they believe provides a solution to a problem their generation will face in the future. The event concludes with the students pitching their concepts to a panel of judges.
During the camp students can access mentors, tools and technology to inspire their thinking.
The real benefit of Teen Start-Up teaches participants about the innovation process and the various tools that can be used. It doesn’t focus on any particular skill such as coding or prototype building, but rather encourages participants to present their ideas in a way that works for them. They really are learning while having fun.
What makes Teen Start-Up unique is that the concept sits at the intersection of the needs of both business and education.
Teen Start-Up: The Science of Everyday (28 & 29 September)
Teen Start-Up introduces a new school holiday program this September that explores how the Natural, Formal and Social Sciences can be applied to everyday life in innovative and creative ways. During the two-day program, students will have the opportunity to meet the experts; complete the challenges; explore, invent and design; earn points and WIN!
When: Thursday 28 & Friday 29 September, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Where: Building 30 - UNSW Canberra, Northcott Dr, Canberra ACT
Cost: $180(+GST) per student/$160(+GST) per student for 2 or more children
Our Programs
Schools
A program tailored to each school and delivered as an incursion, excursion, or as a co-curricular program.
Competitions
3-day school holiday innovation camps where students develop ideas and solve problems related to a given theme.
Accelerator
A 6-week after-school program for students 11 to 18 years old, designed to teach 21st Century skills.
