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Maximum Number of Students

50

Duration

1 Day 9:30 – 2:30

Curriculum Areas

7 – 8 Commerce
7 – 8 Mathematics

Description

What does it take to grow, cook, and deliver the food of the future?

From managing an urban farm and calculating crop yields to running a pop-up restaurant and programming autonomous delivery vehicles, students explore the entire food supply chain through hands-on learning, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies.

The journey begins with a digital urban farming challenge, where students respond to real-world scenarios, analyse productivity, and calculate yield, costs, and profits. They then step into the role of food entrepreneurs, creating a pop-up restaurant experience by developing menus, marketing their brand, and selling products in a simulated marketplace.

In the final challenge, students design and program autonomous delivery vehicles using block coding, optimising routes, avoiding obstacles, and improving delivery efficiency. Combining agri-tech, business, sustainability, and automation, this experience mirrors real-world industry challenges while building problem-solving, teamwork, and decision-making skills needed for the future world of food.

Learning Outcomes

  • Investigate the role of innovation in sustainable agriculture and food production.
  • Evaluate farming practices using data and design thinking to propose improvements.
  • Analyse global and local food systems and their impact on environmental sustainability
  • Use technologies such as Robotics, Drones or IOT Sensors to explore Agri-Tech solutions.

Career Paths

  • Agricultural Business Manager
  • Urban Farmer
  • Sustainability Consultant
  • Restaurant Manager
  • Food Entrepreneur
  • Logistics and Supply Chain
  • Culinary Innovator
  • Horticulturalist
  • Data Analyst
  • Food Technologist

Tertiary Options

  • Certificate III in Agriculture
  • Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
  • Diploma of Accounting
  • Diploma of Agribusiness Management
  • Diploma of Business
  • Diploma of Retail Management
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Science
  • Bachelor of Environmental Science
  • Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science
  • Bachelor of Business
  • Bachelor of Applied Data Analytics

Before your visit

Yarra Ranges Tech School has pre-work and post-work developed specifically for each program. We suggest reviewing and implementing these resources to enhance your curriculum and support alignment with the Victorian 2.0 curriculum.

Share your resources

Yarra Ranges Tech School recognises the hard work our partner school teachers put into developing resources. If you have materials that link to our programs, we’d love to share them with your peers. Please contact us at YRTSProgrambookings@boxhill.edu.au to submit your resources.