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More than 400 students at three state schools got a chance to build with Lego thanks to a new initiative from Wellington College Student Alliance.
Pupils at Winston Churchill School in Woking, Kings International in Camberley and Kings Academy Easthampstead Park in Bracknell were visited by ibricks in the summer.
The visits in June and July were funded by WCSA after ibricks came to Wellington College to run similar workshops for students on a STEM Day and two Wheeler Programme events.
Winston Churchill School in Woking hosted workshops for students from Years 7 and 8. Each group was split into two, with one half building racing cars with a focus on teamwork and collaboration and the other group learning about and building wind turbines with the focus on transmissions and gear ratios as well as different job fields within STEM.
Teacher Dan Martin said: “The activities were fun and engaging, allowing our students to develop their interpersonal skills and knowledge of STEM.
“The practical aspect of using iBricks really allowed the students to understand how the theory is applied in real life.”
Jake Motion from ibricks said: “House of Fun had the pleasure of running ibrick Careers and STEM workshops across a number of schools in the WCSA this year and without fail, the students were absolutely fantastic every time.
“They engaged with the ibrick builds using mechanised Lego, asked pertinent questions about careers in STEM and took away an increased understanding of fundamental engineering concepts such as gear ratio and energy transfer by constructing a range of models such as race cars, wind turbines, and search and rescue vehicles.
“The staff at Wellington and all the partner schools were unfailingly supportive of the project and we feel incredibly proud to have been welcomed into the WCSA community and given the opportunity to help these young people by opening their eyes to opportunities in the world of STEM.”
Wellington College Student Alliance hopes to offer workshops to its partner schools again next year.
