Finn’s innovative solution to the issues students were facing during lockdown was judged as the best out of over 300 entries from across the globe.

In June this year, during the period of lockdown and school closures, InvestIN Education set a challenge for students aged 12-18. Students were asked to propose one big idea to transform virtual learning in any school activity. They were asked to think of a bold innovation. It could have been a creative product design to allow students to carry out practical lab work at home; a way to virtually deliver crucial life skills that students get from extra-curricular activities such as sport and drama; or maybe a way to recreate the fun of face-to-face contact with friends.

Finn’s winning innovation was ‘The e-School’, a dynamic virtual school with a 3d environment and innovative video whiteboard. The e-school also has a particular focus on providing virtual Learning Support Assistants, ensuring students stay on-task and comfortable with online home-learning. Finn produced a video in which he fully explained and presented his idea which can be viewed below.