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Grapple - July '25
Calling all Year 12 and 13 innovators! Are you ready to tackle real-world problems and put your creative thinking to the test? Then Grapple 25 is for you!
What: An intense 7-day competition where you'll work in teams to develop innovative solutions to a real-world challenge.
Where: Hotel Give in Christchurch (accommodation, meals, and pastoral supervision provided).
When: August (successful applicants will be notified in May).
Why: Gain valuable experience, connect with industry experts, and compete for $1,500 in prize money!
Apply and unleash your inner innovator! For more information, visit the 4C Centre website.
WALL OF FAME
Congrats Tequin Lake!
This talented Digital Technologies student secured a spot at the competitive Grapple24 event! His diverse coding and electronics portfolio, as well as his home projects impressed the judges. At Grapple24, Tequin joined 20 other young innovators for a week (July 13 - July 19) of tech creations & challenges in Christchurch! Grapple24 aims to assemble Aotearoa’s top young innovators, uniting them to tackle real-world problems. Over an intense seven days, Tequin grappled with a problem presented to him and his team at the beginning of the week. The theme for this grapple was World Tech Economic Crisis: no imports or exports permitted to New Zealand. Tequin and his team had to work to maximise their points across the judging criteria, while receiving coaching and mentoring from 4C staff and industry experts. Their end of the week pitch event provided an exciting opportunity for participants to showcase their skills to the fullest and impress our judges. The pitch also offers a great chance to connect with future employers present at this event!
During his stay, competitors had 24 hour access to the 4C makerspace – equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, iPads with Procreate/ animation software, robotic equipment and a range of other creative and digital makerspace tools.
Celebrating Our Talented Young Makers!
Congratulations to Hunter Jordan (Year 13), Tequin Lake (Year 12), and Michael Clinckett (Year 13), our talented Level 3 Digital Technologies Programming Students, for their outstanding achievement! They attended the prestigious Grapple23 event during the July holidays; chosen among 80+ applicants from across the country.
Grapple23, organised by the 4C Centre in Christchurch, is a week-long camp uniting young makers with a passion for innovative technology creations like drones and lunar rovers. They received a fully paid scholarship (free flights, accommodation, food and access to copious amounts of electronic building equipment), showcasing their talents and competing for a $1500 prize. Humanity is moving to Mars!!! Well at least theoretically for this year's 4C Grapple Challenge.
In Week 1, Hunter and Tequin participated; showcasing their exceptional skills and dedication. Their group project was a hydroponics system designed for sustainability, utilising a cycle of chicken manure to provide nutrients for plant growth in a controlled environment. Notably, this group, with members Hunter and Tequin, emerged as the winning group for the first week.
Additionally, Tequin was part of another group that worked on a different project, which involved utilising melting ice to generate electricity (energy needed to live on Mars) - a great physics experiment that achieved successful results.
In Week 2, it was Michael’s turn to participate. His group's group made a vest that monitors your vitals and uploads them to the internet to be viewed on a dashboard. The vest monitored heart rate, air pressure, CO2 levels, temperature and humidity. It also had a detachable weather station that measures temperature, CO2 levels, air pressure, humidity and dust levels - this was truly inspirational.
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