Students Take on the University of Queensland Sunflower Challenge

Following on from the successful BMG Sunflower competition, we have been invited to take part in the prestigious University of Queensland’s Sunflower Challenge.

The University of Queensland’s Sunflower Competition promotes the science behind agronomy and horticulture to students, teachers and parents. The purpose of the competition is to inspire current science students to become the next generation of plant and agricultural scientists, and to support teachers to deliver their science curriculum in a plant-based context. The competition provides an interactive learning opportunity with school-based experiments that classes can work through at their own pace and level of ability.

Students from each of the Campus’ have been planting their sunflowers following the strict competition regulations, and given that we are now in the Autumn growing season, the Sunflowers will ultimately need to be relocated to the Staughton Vale hot house, prior to the judging event in May.

Good luck to all of the students taking part in the competition.

Mr David Gorton – Director of Student Engagement / Head of Staughton Vale Campus