EmpowerHer-Grade 10

September 9–10, 2025 | On Campus at UNSW

EmpowerHer is a bootcamp designed to give Grade 10 high school girls, and their teacher mentors, a head start on the future. Developed in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Digital Grid Futures Institute, the program equips students with the skills, experiences, and industry connections to step confidently into the careers of tomorrow. This is not just a STEM camp. It’s a future-focused, multi-disciplinary learning experience that introduces students to real-world roles across the energy sector, including technology, innovation, policy, design, community leadership, and more—helping them see how their individual strengths can translate into meaningful, purpose-driven careers.

September 9-10, 2025 👇

Launching now

Schools are invited to register their interest to secure priority access in this new program, as places are limited. This expression of interest is obligation-free. Once submitted, you’ll receive further details, including pricing and the opportunity to confirm the number of student and teacher places you wish to reserve. We offer tiered pricing based on available subsidies and school needs, ensuring the program remains accessible.

Preparing girls for what's next

The careers today’s students will step into often don’t exist yet, or aren’t visible from the classroom. Many young people feel uncertain about what subjects to choose, what skills they’ll need, or how their learning connects to the real world. EmpowerHer closes that gap. It connects students with the people, problems, and possibilities shaping Australia’s future—helping them explore careers they may never have considered, in new fields emerging alongside the country’s fastest-growing industries, such as the energy transition. From AI ethics and environmental planning to innovation policy, digital design, and social entrepreneurship—students walk away with a new sense of possibility and direction, stronger confidence in how their skills connect with emerging industries, and a renewed sense of purpose in their learning.

September 9-10, 2025 👆

At the core: Simulation City

At the heart of EmpowerHer is Simulation City—a fully catered, two-day, on-campus role-based challenge where students step into the future of a fictional Australian town undergoing major economic and technological transformation, alongside the transition to clean energy. Acting as drone engineers, land use planners, smart grid security analysts, cultural heritage architects, wildlife biologists and much more, students work in teams to reimagine the town’s future—navigating real-world dynamics such as:

Workforce transformation and skills demand
Economic diversification
Population shifts and social change
Infrastructure planning and environmental trade-offs
Community impact and cultural resilience

The two-day experience is supported by pre- and post-program learning materials for both students and teacher mentors—designed to reinforce classroom relevance, support subject selection, and extend the program’s impact beyond the event itself. Through interactive challenges, stakeholder engagement scenarios, and systems-thinking exercises, students develop practical insight into how the world works, and what roles they can play in shaping their future.

What Students Gain:

Clarity and confidence about their future study and career pathways
Exposure to emerging and meaningful careers across tech, innovation, sustainability, policy, and design
Real-world skills in collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving
A stronger sense of purpose in their learning and subject choices
A new lens for seeing their strengths—and how to apply them beyond school
Mentorship and connection with professionals in future-focused industries
Increased confidence and aspiration through time on a university campus
A deeper understanding of ethical leadership, climate literacy, and environmental stewardship

What Teachers Gain:

Cross-curricular, classroom-ready content mapped to the Australian Curriculum—bringing future-facing topics like clean energy, artificial intelligence, public policy, digital design, systems innovation, and community leadership into meaningful classroom learning, with clear links across STEM, Humanities, and the General Capabilities.
Real-world context for STEM and cross-disciplinary learning
Insights into workforce trends and subject relevance
Access to professional networks spanning academia and industry
Stronger student engagement through co-learning and real-world context
Recognition as a school investing in future-ready education

EmpowerHer makes the future visible, possible, and personal, expanding what young women believe they can do and giving them the support to do it.