Pitch2Panel Program

Dear JMSS Community,

After weeks of collaboration amongst our Year 10 students in the Term 3 Issues Studies Climate Change and Sustainable Cities curriculum, our 8 student selected groups presented their redeveloped sustainable cities in the Pitch2Panel Program in collaboration with the Monash Tech School, Monash Council, School of Social Sciences and Schiavellow Group. The teachers and panellists were blown away by the talent, critical & creative thinking and plethora of innovative and incredibly thoughtful pitches showcasing redesigned and redeveloped cities in decline.

The Year 10 student groups had to select a 'city in decline scenario' and redevelop the city to make it not only functional and liveable but sustainable for a growing population. Student groups modelled their redesigned cities in Minecraft before presenting their pitches to their class groups before voting on two groups from each double class to represent them.

Student groups selected for the competition by their peers presented their pitches to an industry panel made up of Susie Petris - Sustainability Officer with Monash Council, Associate Professor Megan Farrelly - Interim Head School of Social Sciences Monash University, Vito Chiodo - Property Director The Schiavello Group and Karen Freidin - Engagement Manager, Monash Net Zero Initiative and received invaluable and highly praising feedback on their presentations. A video library of pitches will be made available to the community towards the end of this week. 

Importantly the results from the competition are in and I have great pleasure in sharing them below! Again the feedback from all the panellists highlighted the calibre and impressive performance of all groups but were particularly impressed by the top three groups highlighted below. Congratulations to all students for their passion and commitment to their studies and presentations. 

The winners of the John Monash Science School & Monash Tech School Pitch2Panel Competition are:

1st Place: 10EF Group 8 Nargis, Sharane, Luna, Hanna - Not Mean, Just Green

2nd Place: 10EF Group 6 Bryan, Christian, Janneke, Isabella InLazariacs - Sustain

3rd Place: 10AB Group 11 Bennie, Stuart, Nicholas, Ethan and Braeden - Tommorow Build

The runners up of the John Monash Science School & Monash Tech School Pitch2Panel Competition are:

10CD Group 11 Michelle Joshua Noah Jane Eco - Unstoppable

10GH Group 4 Crystal, Audrey, Jayden, Sathush - Jellybean

10GH Group 1 Vansh, Declan Aanya, Isabelle - Diva

10AB Group 6 Lukas, Philo, Michael and Declan - Purify

10CD Group 1 Jyotsna, Simone, Dylan Kathleen - Sustain The Future

All students who participated in the program will receive a Digital Badge from the Monash Tech School, by the Credly platform, which they can use on their resume and digital portfolios in the future. 

But wait there is MORE! There is still the People’s Choice award, where you can vote who designed the best sustainable city. Follow JMSS', Monash Tech School's and M-City Shopping Centre's socials to see each team's designs and how to vote for your favourite in the coming weeks with voting commencing in Term 4 .

Finally please join us for the Pitch2Panel Sustainable Cities Exhibition, featuring our students and their work. Proudly bought to you by M-City and Monash Tech School, again commencing in Term 4.  https://www.facebook.com/MCityShopping

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Thank you again to all students and their teachers as well as the Monash Tech School, and our panellists. All student presentations can be found attached to this notification and the final video of the pitches will be shared this week in a subsequent communication. 

Regards, 

Christopher Mann