Technology missions for secondary schools.

Ready-to-run, 50 to 60 minute browser missions where students use emerging technology on problems drawn from real research. No coding background or student accounts needed.

Built with researchers from The University of Western Australia.

Find the hidden moth.

One camouflaged moth. 20 seconds. Then a computer vision model tries the same image.

Takes about 30 seconds. Works with a mouse or touch.

Brought to classrooms across Western Australia.

  • Cecil Andrews College
  • Lynwood Senior High School
  • Kiara College
  • Rockingham Senior High School

Pilot results

97
Year 9 students from four WA schools have already taken on a Syqei mission, all since September
48 of 51
students in our first pilot who rated it liked or loved it
3 to 31
students who said they know quite a lot about tech careers. 3 before our first pilot, 31 after one session
9 of 9
students who weren't interested in tech beforehand still liked or loved it
How we measured this

How one mission works.

Three stages in one lesson. These are real screens from Mission 001. See how a lesson runs

  1. A Mission 001 scene. Tree bark with a camouflaged moth hidden in it, part shown through the computer's edge view.

    01

    Discover

    Explore a mystery from real scientific research.

    Students hunt for camouflaged moths, then race a computer vision model to find them.

  2. The 3D moth wing in Mission 001. It looks curved but is flat.

    02

    Experiment

    Change something, test it and see what happens.

    Students spin the wing in 3D and find the painted light and shadow that fake its curve.

  3. The Mission 001 design tool. A painted wing beside its estimated depth map, with sliders and an illusion score.

    03

    Create

    Make something with technology you can call your own.

    Students design their own illusion, test it against a depth estimator and save it to a field file.

Taleena interviewing Dr Jennifer Kelley and Dr Annie Jessop outdoors for Mission 001.
Filming the researchers for Mission 001.
Dr Jennifer Kelley and Dr Annie Jessop in the lab, with moth specimens on the bench and a microscope behind them.
In the lab with the real moths.
Four Year 9 students sitting at a table with Taleena, smiling, with Syqei worksheets in front of them.

Built in real classrooms, with real students.

Every mission is tested with WA students before it reaches your school. What they tell us shapes what we build next.

SQ-001

Mission 001The Illusion Engine

Some moths have flat wings that look curved. The trick fools birds, people and computers. Students find out how, then design an illusion of their own.

Built from research by
Dr Jennifer Kelley and Dr Annie Jessop
Students make
A labelled dataset, an illusion design and a field file
Careers
Computer vision engineer, behavioural ecologist, biophotonics researcher, technical artist

Built for school reality.

Every mission comes with a teacher guide you can read in five minutes. No tech background needed. Open the teacher hub

Time

One 50 to 60 minute lesson. Optional coding levels stretch it to a second lesson for fast finishers.

Devices

Runs in a modern browser on laptops and Chromebooks. Nothing to install. A lite mode switches off 3D for older devices.

Privacy

No student accounts, names or emails. Progress saves on the student's own device and nothing they make is uploaded.

Where it fits

Extension and gifted programs, careers and pathways, and Digital Technologies. It also suits Science and STEM electives.

Accessibility

Read aloud on every step, keyboard support, a non-3D option and captions on the researcher video.

Ages

Written for Years 9 to 12. Respectful, not childish. No points, badges or leaderboards.

Through school, or at home.

If your school has Syqei, students get every mission through their class. If it doesn't yet, or you homeschool, you can get the same missions at home from 2027.

For schools

Start with one class this term, or choose year levels for 2027

A$20 per student, per year

A class of 25 is A$500. A year group of 120 is A$2,400. Minimum one class of 20.

  • Every mission released that year, for every class you choose
  • Mission 001 now, and at least two new missions during 2027
  • A teacher pack and class link for every mission
  • Onboarding with the founder, plus optional in-person support for your first lesson in Perth
  • A student feedback survey and a completion summary each term

For parents

For students whose school doesn't have Syqei yet, and homeschool families

A$49 per student, for the whole year

Opening for 2027. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when it opens.

  • Every mission released in 2027
  • A home link for your teenager. No student account, only your email
  • A short parent guide for each mission
  • The real careers behind every mission

Join the parent waitlist

Hear from our students.

Technology is not all about mathematics and hard problem solving, it is about embracing skills and creativity.

Year 9 student

There is a lot of career paths in technology that I can go into.

Year 9 student
Taleena kneeling beside a high school student's desk, mentoring them.

I always knew I loved technology, but I wanted to do more with it than follow tutorials and tick off another course.

Hi! I'm Taleena. I study Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and I've always been the kind of person who gets excited by what technology can make possible.

The parts of tech that stay with you aren't usually the tutorials. They're the moments where you get to try ideas, work with other people and see where those skills could lead. For a lot of young people, it can be hard to find opportunities that connect technology to something bigger than another assignment or project on a screen. Growing up in Western Australia, surrounded by incredible wildlife and landscapes, made me wonder why technology and ecology are so often treated as separate worlds. Syqei came from wanting to bring them together by giving young people the chance to explore applied technology through problems affecting the natural world.

There has to be a better way to start.

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Questions schools ask.

Do students need accounts or emails?

No. Students open one class link. There are no logins, and progress saves in the browser on their own device.

What devices does it work on?

Recent Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox on laptops and Chromebooks. Phones and tablets work but a laptop is more comfortable. Open the device check on one student laptop to be sure.

Where does it fit in the curriculum?

It suits extension and gifted programs, careers programs and Digital Technologies in Years 9 and 10. It also works in Science and STEM electives. See where it fits. We can map it to your program on request.

What data do you collect about students?

No names, emails or accounts. Nothing students make is uploaded. Read the student app privacy notice.

Can a teacher run it without you?

Yes. That's the point. The teacher guide has a minute-by-minute run sheet, questions to ask and an answer guide. Founding schools in Perth can also have us there for the first lesson.

How does payment work?

Schools pay A$20 per student, per year, for every mission. We confirm the number of students first, then invoice after your class has used it. School purchase orders are fine. If a student's school doesn't have Syqei yet, or they're homeschooled, parents will be able to buy home access for A$49 per student for 2027.

What if it doesn't work on the day?

If something on our side stops the lesson running, we reschedule it at no cost.

Do you work with programs outside school?

Yes. Holiday programs, tutoring centres and clubs can license missions for their groups. Tell us about your program.

Enquire about a school pilot.

Tell us your year levels, class sizes and when you'd like to run it. Taleena replies within two business days.

Prefer email? Write to hello@syqei.com.

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