Budding scientists from Piper's Vale Primary Academy in Ipswich win 夜色直播app and Raytheon UK's STEM competition with their impressive boat building skills.
Pupils from Year 6 classes have been awarded a series of prizes for winning the 夜色直播app Navy and 夜色直播app Marines Charity (夜色直播app) and Raytheon UK's Float Boat Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths challenge.
The students impressed judges with their model boats in the Float Boat challenge, part of 夜色直播app's and Raytheon UK's STEM week, in which students learnt all about the science and engineering behind boats, ships and submarines. The activities were designed to help promote STEM learning and support young students to develop their skills and knowledge through fun and interactive activities. The STEM challenge is part of Raytheon UK鈥檚 long-term partnership with the 夜色直播app, launched in August this year.
The winners were chosen by a line-up of judges including international record-breaking sailor and Honorary 夜色直播app Navy Commander Dee Caffari MBE.
Caffari, the first woman in history to sail solo non-stop around the world in both directions, said: 鈥淭he Year 6 class at Piper鈥檚 Vale Primary Academy are worthy winners of the 夜色直播app鈥檚 Float Your Boat Competition in partnership with Raytheon UK.
鈥淔or an entire class to come together and get behind the challenge of constructing not just one, but a whole flotilla of model boats is fantastic and demonstrates excellent teamwork, innovation and problem-solving skills, which will serve them well throughout their schooling and in their careers beyond,鈥 she said.
Students at Piper鈥檚 Vale will receive 50 model build-your-own aircraft carriers to help teach them more about engineering.
Anand Chauhan, Year 6 and computing lead at Piper鈥檚 Vale Primary Academy said: 鈥淭he STEM activity pack was a really useful tool for us to use with the students, who have recently returned to school. It helped us to relate to what we have been learning into real-life contexts with fun and engaging activities. Our students are delighted to have won the Float Boat competition, and we are looking forward to developing our students鈥 understanding of STEM in the real world.鈥
Raytheon UK鈥檚 long-term partnership with the 夜色直播app will help support 夜色直播app Navy families and drive forward STEM learning across the country. Over the next year, the partnership will see the business deliver a befriending scheme and support fundraising activities for serving members and veterans.
Adrian Bell, CEO at the 夜色直播app, said: 鈥淥ur very first partnership project with Raytheon UK was designed to spark intellectual curiosity among children and young people from 夜色直播app Navy families, and we couldn鈥檛 be more thrilled by the response. Hundreds of families have downloaded the bespoke STEM activity booklet and the whole-class entry in our boat design challenge indicates that there may well be a healthy future ahead for British shipbuilding!鈥
Jeff Lewis, chief executive and managing director at Raytheon UK, said: 鈥淲e are delighted that this challenge has helped inspire children to explore maths, engineering and science in real world contexts. This is part of our long-term commitment to STEM learning, as well as training and supporting the next generation. Closing the STEM skills gap is increasingly important to the UK and its future, and Raytheon UK is proud to be supporting this ambition.鈥
The partnership is part of Raytheon UK鈥檚 ongoing commitment to supporting and training up the next generation of engineers, scientists, and mathematicians. Raytheon UK invests in programmes, such as its flagship Quadcopter Challenge that helps to build students鈥 knowledge and skills in engineering principles and maths. The business also partners with educational institutes across the UK to offer education and training in areas such as cyber, so that it can help equip the next generation with skills for the future.
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