Warwick School Shows Mps The Wind-power Of Change
The educational charity invited students from Cardinal Newman School, Handsworth Grammar School, Kingsley School, Myton School, North Leamington School and Warwick School and to take part in the challenge to build a structurally sound wind turbine using a variety of resources and materials.
The school children displayed their turbines at the final of the competition held at the House of Commons with over a 100 guests including Government Ministers and representatives from leading engineering companies, institutions and universities. The schools competed against each other and their final designs were assessed for effectiveness, aesthetics, power output and build costs. Warwick School won the prize and was awarded with a trophy and £500 cheque for their school, presented by Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Department of Energy & Climate Change.
The event was sponsored by Chris White, MP Warwick and Leamington, and highlighted the importance of introducing young people to careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) focusing on the low carbon economy. Chris White MP said:
“I was delighted to have had the opportunity to support The Smallpeice Trust’s Renewable Energy Challenge and was extremely impressed by the teamwork and enthusiasm that the students showed in designing and building their projects. It was a tough challenge, but all of the groups rose to the occasion and I hope that the competition will have encouraged young people to consider science, technology, engineering or mathematics as an exciting option for their future careers.”
Dr Andrew Cave, Chief Executive of The Smallpeice Trust commented: “This proved to be a very exciting event, and one that the students will remember forever. It is good that local schools can build on the work being done by Chris White’s Warwick and Leamington Low Carbon Energy Forum, and our new report will contribute to this as well.”
Activities such as the Renewable Energy Challenge and The Smallpeice Trust's residential engineering courses and school STEM Days promote science, technology and engineering to young people by presenting them with fun, interesting challenges and giving them opportunities to work together to solve real engineering problems. To find out more, visit www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk.
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