Issue Number 22 | March 2024
Congratulations National Winners !
Marr College is delighted to announce that our S2 team , Go Tree , are the Scottish National Champions of the # DigiInventors Challenge 2024 ! We want to say a massive well done to :
• Lucie Vignon
• Everly Blakey
• Elizabeth Jeffreys
• Sophie Lammie
The competition is run by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre ( DHI ) and aims to inspire and empower young people to develop entrepreneurial and digital skills while raising awareness of career opportunities in the digital health and care sector . This year ’ s challenge was to develop a digital solution to help young people with their mental and / or physical wellbeing . Extra points were earned if the idea had a positive impact on our environment and supported efforts to reach net carbon zero . Students attended a 2-day bootcamp where they had the opportunity to work with industry experts before presenting to a panel of judges in the final in December .
Go Tree ’ s winning idea is an innovative app designed to improve mental wellbeing by allowing users to grow their own digital tree by engaging with a unique blend of mindfulness techniques , exciting quests , and social connectivity features .
Go Tree , Miss Wyllie ( Business Education ) and Mr Docherty ( Head Teacher ) were invited to an awards ceremony as part of the Holyrood Connect Digital Health and Care 2024 Conference at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh . Moira Mackenzie , Director of Innovation and Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the DHI presented the team with certificates , an iPad each and a trophy for the school . You can watch the team video interview here : https :// vimeo . com / 912639974 / bccf00af71 ? share = copy To learn more follow us on X : @ MarrBusiness .
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