Eight civilisations.
One epic challenge.
Every team learns. One team wins.
A full-day simulation your students will still be talking about months later.
See How It WorksThe skills that shape the future are the ones that have always mattered. Technology is just making them more important.
Hypatia of Alexandria, Cleopatra of Egypt, and Zenobia of Palmyra — three women who shaped the ancient world. Now their voices guide the students through ours.
Every profession — law, medicine, engineering, design, marketing, accounting, psychology — is being transformed from the inside.
Routine work is being automated. The work that's growing — and the work that's best paid — is the work machines can't do. Understanding clients. Weighing evidence. Making judgment calls. Telling compelling stories.
Scans catch what the human eye misses. The doctor examines the patient, weighs the options, and plans the care.
AI tracks mood and language over weeks. The psychologist listens, understands, and guides the change.
Code assistants build the routine. The engineer designs systems, products, and outcomes.
AI generates concepts in seconds. The designer shapes the idea, curates taste, and decides what's worth making.
Algorithms target the audience. The marketer crafts the message, builds the brand, and tells the story.
AI drafts the contract. The lawyer advises on strategy, risk, and negotiation.
Software does the books. The accountant advises on tax, growth, and decisions.
And entirely new roles have appeared. AI ethics officers. Automation designers. Data product managers. Sustainability strategists. Roles that didn't exist five years ago are now among the most sought-after by graduate employers.
The skills that unlock all of this — curiosity, evidence, judgment, collaboration, persuasion — are skills every student can develop.
Tech Tempest is designed for this world.
Tech Tempest is a full-day competition built around this shift. Students don't study the skills that matter — they use them.
The analyst who finds the pattern. The storyteller who lands the pitch. The strategist who sees three moves ahead. Every role a workplace needs — in a single day.
The quiet analyst leads a negotiation. The class joker turns meticulous strategist. Tech Tempest reveals capabilities classrooms rarely surface.
Pricing. Competitive positioning. Partnership negotiation. Profit-vs-risk trade-offs. Made, lived with, and defended to a client panel.
Use AI tools. Evaluate data. Discover how automation changes every role. Not a coding exercise — a window into how technology amplifies every profession.
Eight civilisation teams. Twelve modules. One winning team. These are the moments that make the day unforgettable.
By the end of the day, students have designed, costed, defended, and pitched a banking service their civilisation would be proud of.
Choose your civilisation. Claim your role. Declare your rival. Identity shapes every decision.
Know your customer. Interrogate evidence. Select features using data, not instinct.
Choose your city. Build your roadmap. Manage costs. Every decision has a consequence.
Assess risk. Build alliances. Pitch the bank. Then the Tempest arrives.
"Tech Tempest is an engaging learning experience, invaluable for supporting students' understanding of real-world problems and technology that will impact their future careers."
"Tech Tempest is an authentic and connected student experience, enabling discovery of emerging technologies and the changing world of work."
Maps to the Australian Curriculum's general capabilities — not as an add-on, but as the engine of the experience.
Research markets, evaluate data, use AI creatively — technology enhancing every professional role.
Trade-off decisions with real consequences. No right answers — defensible strategies built from evidence.
Automation, AI ethics, workforce change, data privacy — encountered as decision-makers, not observers.
Leadership, negotiation, collaboration, and self-awareness — developed through high-stakes team decisions all day.
Persuasive pitching, evidence-based argument, interpreting data, and presenting to a client panel.
Ancient civilisations as frameworks for innovation, governance, trade, and knowledge.
We bring the entire program. Your school provides a room and WiFi.
Your students will remember this day.
Available for Year 10–12 across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland.
Per-school pricing reflects cohort size and day length.