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From Monday 17th through to Friday the 21st of May, the Year 12 VCAL students travelled to Serendip Sanctuary in Lara. Serendip is a wildlife sanctuary. We went there to take part in a pilot program called Design 2 Thrive. The program was an initiative of Parks Victoria and Geelong Technical School. The point of this program was to create a solution to help out Parks Victoria to look after animal welfare and land conservation.
Some of the animals who live at Serendip Sanctuary include emus, kangaroos, ducks, geese, lizards and birds. Our group consisted of Darcy, Cameron, Claudia and Eevee and we used VR Goggles and the 3D printer to make a fob and a gate design to open and close the gates automatically.
We thought this would assist the Park Rangers by giving them more time to spend with visitors, resulting in a better experience. Other groups addressed different issues like access to animal information and facts through QR codes, a mobile app for funding, information and resources and bird boxes for owls whose habitat is being destroyed.
Overall we had lots of fun and enjoyed the experience of being out at the Sanctuary and helping solve real world problems in the park. Thanks to all involved, in particular Parks Victoria and Geelong Tech School.
Cameron & Darcy Year 12 VCAL
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Our News // 03 June 2021
From Monday 17th through to Friday the 21st of May, the Year 12 VCAL students travelled to Serendip Sanctuary in Lara. Serendip is a wildlife sanctuary. We went there to take part in a pilot program called Design 2 Thrive. The program was an initiative of Parks Victoria and Geelong Technical School. The point of this program was to create a solution to help out Parks Victoria to look after animal welfare and land conservation.
Some of the animals who live at Serendip Sanctuary include emus, kangaroos, ducks, geese, lizards and birds. Our group consisted of Darcy, Cameron, Claudia and Eevee and we used VR Goggles and the 3D printer to make a fob and a gate design to open and close the gates automatically.
We thought this would assist the Park Rangers by giving them more time to spend with visitors, resulting in a better experience. Other groups addressed different issues like access to animal information and facts through QR codes, a mobile app for funding, information and resources and bird boxes for owls whose habitat is being destroyed.
Overall we had lots of fun and enjoyed the experience of being out at the Sanctuary and helping solve real world problems in the park. Thanks to all involved, in particular Parks Victoria and Geelong Tech School.
Cameron & Darcy Year 12 VCAL
