The Telstra Mayors Technology Challenge 2018

For the third year in a row we have a team entered into the Mayor’s Telstra Technology Award representing Pacific Lutheran College. We were selected as one of the twelve finalist teams for 2018.

The team, consisting of Ryan Lancaster, Ben Summers, Baugdan Zolotar and Jasmyn Bryant have been working hard throughout the term to develop their submission into the competition.

For their submission, the group have developed a website for their concept, which could be used by a school to provide babysitting and tutoring by senior students in the school.  Students intending to offer their services would submit a curriculum vitae highlighting their achievements and showing availability for either babysitting or tutoring or both.Teachers and parents within the College community could use the site to book for a babysitter or a tutor selected from those available. References and recommendations would be part of the site. Low fees would be paid for the services. Students would receive the bulk of the booking fee though 10% of the fee would be used for fundraising for the ALWS.

The group have attended several after school sessions based on building a business and have submitted their early plans, a revised plan and also a video.

The finals are to be held next Wednesday evening, 20th June at the Innovation Centre, Sippy Downs where the teams put forward their three minute pitch.

Go team PLC!