10 September 2010

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Club stories....

We are constantly amazed by the variety of activities our clubs are involved in.  There is a huge wealth of initiatives for clubs to choose from, and many clubs also create their own activities.  We're now building up a portfolio of club stories to give others an idea of the sorts of things our network members are involved in.  Tell us your club's story

Scroll down the list and click on the images to read each club's full story.

Dyffryn Taf - Team Dragon

(Secondary School-based club in Whitland, Wales)

Our School motto is "Aim for the Highest". The past academic year has been our most succesful to date winning no less than seven major prizes in 20 competitions.

Grangefield Young Engineers

(Specialist Technology School-based club in Cleveland)

This club has enabled this Specialist Technology College to develop: "more able and engaged students; stronger links with parents and the wider local community; alternatve approaches to curriculum areas; and opportunities to promote the school in the press".

St Nicholas Priory Young Engineers

(Middle School-based club in Norfolk)

This middle school based club tackles all sorts of projects. 

The Sir John Colfox Young Engineers

(Secondary School-based club in Dorset)

"The club has been a genuine confidence booster for all concerned, and I would recommend every D&T Dept in the country has a go at establishing a Young Engineers club"

Oliver Goldsmith Young Engineers

(Primary school-based club in London)

“I have found running the club really beneficial for honing my own skills as Science Coordinator. We have 36 children coming to the after-school club, and even some of the Year 7s who attended last year’s club are coming back to help out. The club has been so popular that I would like to introduce activities for Years 4 and 5 too.”

St Peter at Gowts Technology Club

(Infant School-based club in Lincolnshire)

Even 6 year olds can be young engineers: "The objective is to give the children an opportunity to explore design and technology in a fun, hands-on way and to give them the chance to create something, no matter what their level of ability"

KEGS Young Engineers

(Secondary School-based club in Chelmsford)

"The club aim is for everyone to have fun with engineering, by providing a wide range of activities to a wide range of age groups."

CCC Technology Club

(Secondary School-based club in Devon)

This club runs a huge variety of activities including their proudest project, the Hovercraft, which has even earnt them airtime on the BBC!

Uplands Junior Young Engineers Club

(Primary School-based in Wolverhampton)

 

 

 

 

 

 

St Georges Young Engineers

(Primary School-based club in Worcester)

"The youngsters enjoy using tools and creating working models and although quite voluntary the attendance shows a high level of commitment."

Church Crookham Engineering Club

(Junior School-based club in Hampshire)

This club started from very humble beginnings, and remains commited to including a large proportion of SEN students.

St Mark's Young Engineers

(Secondary School-based club in London)

This club started with the Greenpower competition, which it still enters every year.  It now also tries its hand at other engineering competitions...

Mortimer Brainbusters

(Primary School-based club in Tyne & Wear)

This club is based in Mortimer Primary School in Tyne & Wear.  They love entering competitions - and are pretty good at winning them!

Launceston Young Engineers

(Technology college-based club in Cornwall)

This club focuses on the Schools Marine Challenge with students taking part for several years running, developing and refining their entries based on lessons learnt from previous years.