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Sustainable Past, Renewable Future

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Developed with The Artisans of Florence - International, Sustainable Past, Renewable Futures connects the ancient world’s early engineers with the clean-energy technologies shaping our future. Drawing on content from the official representatives of the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci, the program blends historical inquiry with modern sustainability challenges in a hands-on STEAM experience.

Across a series of sessions, students explore how past civilisations harnessed wind, water, light and Steam and compare these innovations with today’s renewable-energy systems. The program also highlights how clean energy is reshaping transport and logistics, including hydrogen power, electric transport and emerging low-emission mobility solutions.

Through guided experimentation, model building and the Design Thinking Process, students examine how ancient ingenuity can inform modern engineering—and how new energy technologies could support their own community.

*For schools outside the Bendigo LGA, this program is designed to be co-delivered through live and virtual opportunities, building foundational knowledge and skills in the teacher-led activities for interdisciplinary teaching and learning. All technology associated with the program will be shipped to your school free of charge and Teacher PD and regular upskills are provided as part of this program. To enrol, please contact us ASAP as places are filling fast for 2026.

Learning
Program Overview

Duration
Delivered over a term, in person at the Tech School or remote and virtually for out of area schools*
Year Level
7-10, VCE, VCE VM
Location
Bendigo Tech School
Curriculum Focus
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Sustainability Cross-Curriculum Priority
  • Personal and Social, Ethical and Critical and Creative Thinking Capabilities
  • Literacy and Numeracy General Capabilities
Technology Utilised
  • Interactive mechanical models co-designed with The Artisans of Florence – International, Renewable energy model kits (wind, hydro, solar, and mechanical systems), Hydrogen fuel cell technology and model hydrogen vehicles, Energy measurement and data-logging tools.
Student Outcomes
  • Explore renewable and non renewable energy sources.
  • Understand how energy is important to our quality of life, the impacts of energy use, and how different renewable energy systems are designed for different purposes.
  • Examine how renewable energy systems are designed for different purposes, and evaluate the strengths and limitations of each.
Industry Links
  • New Energy Technologies
  • Transport and Logistics
  • Building and Construction
  • Community and Professional Services

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