I hope that on the day of the Exhibition these students, as well as all of the other students participating in the Sustainability Decathlon will be able to inspire other people with the work they have done.
Yes, the teams are competing and thus are going to be compared, but to an extent they shouldn?t compare themselves to some of the more established teams. Personally I think it is almost more impressive to start something from nothing without much guidance or structure.
I think if we were able to go to more of the club meetings I might see more of an effect, but so far it has been inspiring to see how motivated the girls are at Presentation and how diligently they work to get things done.
I see a ripple effect in the support that the club gets from their school, which indicates that they have an influence on making their campus more sustainable, little by little.
The Decathlon has helped them channel their efforts toward planning on-campus events that will educate other students who don?t know as much about sustainability.