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How will geography influence your life? For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge influence on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school was being built.
Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit organization—Thinking Huts. When she was 22, she raised money to build a series of 3D-printed schools powered by solar energy. Maggie took the leading role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed schools. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don't have the chance to receive education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.
Maggie first drew a design for the school. She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.
Next, Maggie found an architect (建筑师) and a 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they used a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 per cent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO₂. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roofs.
What's more, Thinking Huts will get local workers to learn how to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don't have a primary school to attend there.
So far, Maggie's charity has already raised 125,000. "It's good news to me! Of course, we need more," Maggie told Springwise website. Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it.
| Introduction | In Madagascar, the 1.
influences children's lives greatly. A 3D-printed school was being built there with the help of Maggie Grout. |
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| Main body | The building of the 3D-printed school in Madagascar. |
| The organizer | * Maggie Grout set up Thinking Huts at 15 and was 2.
money to build 3D-printed schools.
Maggie led the whole process from the 3.
to the end, working with university professors. |
| The 4.
| * It is 5.
for many children to receive education in Madagascar.
Madagascar has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into 6.
to power things. |
| The steps | * First, Maggie drew a design for the school. She thought about the 7.
things and the best location to build the school.
Next, Maggie found an architect and a 3D printing company for the job. |
| The future plans | * Local workers will depend on 8.
to build more schools.
Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because 9.
per cent of the children don't have primary schools to attend there. |
| | Doing charity work is meaningful and Maggie is glad to 10.
it. |