Success in Space

MS KAREN MADDEN

St Aidan’s has officially earned its place as the most successful school in both the Australian Space Design Competition (ASDC) and the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC). To mark this auspicious occasion, St Aidan’s Space Design alumni joined with the 2022 ISSDC team and their parents, for a celebration at Spicers Balfour Hotel, New Farm. The extracurricular club’s current coordinator, Mr Tim Kemp, provided an illuminating history of St Aidan’s involvement in both competitions, and fittingly honoured Mr David Madden who introduced the program at St Aidan’s in 2007. Alumni, Jessie Madden and Sarah Krause entertained the room with inspiring, albeit entertaining, recollections of young women learning to speak up for themselves and take the lead. The evening closed with a hearty send off for the 2020 team lead by school captains, Bridget McCormack and Ava Schwennesen.