We hosted year 8 students from Bow Secondary school to celebrate ‘The Big Bang at School’- a day for students to experience STEAM activities.  

The students were treated to three activities in the college: a LEGO workshop with our IT Technician and LEGO lead Josh, a taste of the wondrous world of Virtual Reality with our Digital media teacher James and an architecture team building exercise with our built environment teacher Andrew.  

In the LEGO session, students were tasked to design, build and code a race car using a motor. Students were introduced to the educational potential of LEGO, as they worked together to build the fastest model. Once the models were completed, the LEGO vehicles competed against each other to see who could pass finish line first!

Our LEGO lead Josh shared, 'The visiting students were fantastic; they were creative and really surprised us with their innovative  designs and diverse range of LEGO robotic creations. Thanks to the support of our LEGO ambassadors and motivated visiting students, the energy in the room was electric!'

Next, the VR session began with a talk on the importance of virtual reality in digital media and related industries. Following an exciting demonstration from their class teacher, the Bow Secondary School students then got to try out different VR games and model making programs. These activities allowed students to step in and explore the innovative world of Virtual Reaity!

Finally, Built Environment teacher Andrew introduced our visitors to architecture through a challenging team building task. After discussing what the students knew about architecture and the importance of this industry, the group were split into teams and tasked to build a stable structure that can fit a team member in it. Students had to work together in their teams to use the range of materials Andrew had provided in order to build a structure that had size, stability and aesthetic! 

These three sessions gave our visiting students a great insight into the diverse and exciting world of STEAM!

After a full-on morning, students rounded of the day perfectly with a chance to sit down, relax and discuss the events of the day over biscuits and juice. Thanks to Bow Secondary School for visiting LDE UTC and helping us to celebrate ‘The Big Bang at School!’