Problem
How might we acknowledge and support the mental health of young people at school?
Students levels of stress and anxiety are rising due to the workload that schools impose.
As young students ourselves, we experience first hand the struggles of life in the classroom everyday. We recognise the hardships that our classmates face, and have created a product to relieve the stresses and anxiety that are caused. We have close friends who experience stress in the classroom from sitting down for too long and we want to help others who experience these issues. We are the people to do this as we understand personally the struggles in the classroom that our product, MoveMat, will help face.
Solution
Our solution is to create a “MoveMat” that will sit under student’s school desks. The MoveMat will enable users to release their energy through movement without disturbing classes. Our MoveMat is a portable device that influences restless students to become more involved in classwork.
We have developed a prototype with the help of Makerspace and Co. We have tested the prototype and believe that we can design and produce a more advanced and durable version with sturdy materials.
Feedback has proved that we need to sell the product as a class set. This way more students can relieve stress and it would be a viable option for classroom in Schools across NSW, especially our school.
With the funds raised we are looking to produce Movemat2.0 which will have some changes and modifications. Including a reduction in noise from the metal rods and a more malleable material for students to play with. We are also looking to engage in conversations with an industrial designer to help us present a design that can be produced by a manufacturer at a fraction of the cost.
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