Pit and Camping requests are now open for this year's Energy Breakthrough. Team Managers: please be sure to get your requests in via the MyEB Online Registration System by 5pm on Friday September 20 to help the EB team complete the schedules. This is the final day of Term 3 in Victoria.
Community Bank Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud have signed on as the Energy Breakthrough Official Volunteer Sponsor for the second consecutive year.
To support schools get preparations rolling towards Maryborough, the Country Education Partnership is hosting a 'Test'N'Tune Day in Bendigo on Friday 23 August 2024 for all Energy Breakthrough HPV and EEVs teams. Sign-up your school today and enjoy some 'seat time', meet other teachers and students and enjoy a free BBQ!
In an Australian-first, the Energy Breakthrough will host a State Final of the Sphero Global Challenge in robotics in 2024, before the winners can progress to the World Championships. Wow!
EB now has a new Sustainability Award. The winning team will receive a sustainability prize pack for their school, including $500 towards an entry fee for Energy Breakthrough 2025 and a feature story on the EB website.
At Energy Breakthrough we have a focus on reducing event waste and have made great progress over the last two years. In 2024, we are excited to have ResourceSmart Schools (RSS) program here to help us and our schools continue to improve. Each school that registers (for FREE) to this award winning program before 28 June 2024 will receive one-on-one support from a waste education specialist to ensure their team is prepared and raring to go for the event.
After considering feedback on the 2023 TRYathlon format and reviewing our overall event schedule, the Energy Breakthrough Education Team have liaised with schools to develop a NEW TRYathlon schedule for the Energy Breakthrough for 2024.
Our 2024 Entry Lists for the Energy Breakthrough are now live on our website. These schools and their communities are taking on the challenge of designing, constructing a machine that represents an ‘Energy Breakthrough’. Woo-hoo, welcome aboard: this is going to be a great ride!
Entries for the 2024 Energy Breakthrough open TODAY at 12noon! Get your school on the start line by clicking the links to add your interest today.
We're hosting a series of TRYathlon Workshops to improve the TRYathlon category for schools. If you'd like to have your say, join a workshop via the online form or email us today.
