Year 7 students build open-source, 3D-printed hand for classmate

The Port Macquarie Steiner School is delighted to see Alumni Wren and Yasmin involved in an inspiring project at The Nature School.

Wren and Yasmin attended Port Macquarie Steiner School for their primary years and  have played key roles in an inspiring project at The Nature School.

Year 7 students collaborated on designing and 3D-printing prosthetic hands for their classmate Lois Agnello, who was born with part of her left hand missing. The project draws on an open-source design from the charity Free 3D Hands and aims to increase access to assistive devices for others. ABC+1

Student Wren McDowell said she enjoyed the design process and helping other people.
"It makes me feel pretty good, because we are designing loads of different styles," she said.

The achievement has been recognised nationally: the project will represent Australia at the Be the Change Youth Summit in Tokyo later this year.

Wren and Yasmin’s involvement exemplifies the values of innovation, service and global thinking that we nurture through Steiner Education.

We celebrate their contribution and look forward to seeing how they continue to lead positive change in the community.

Read more online at ABC 

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