In 2011, aged 16, Boyan Slat came across more plastic than fish while diving in Greece. He decided to devote a school project into ocean plastic pollution. Now he is CEO of TheOceanCleanup
A TBC student came up with this innovation in Intermediate as he was frustrated with how messy it was to cut a kiwifruit.
Passion projects at Hobsonville Point Secondary School
Impact project at Albany Senior High School
Otago Girls High School have Launch
Projects at Rototuna Senior High School
Passion projects at Taiatea school
Passion based learning at Alfriston College
NZ is a country of innovators. Check out some of these sites that lists some well known innovations:
Also check out number of well known innovations designed by young people.