Today I was lucky enough to take a sneak peak at the year 9 computing girls club at Park High School in London. The club takes place at lunch time and the pupils and teachers were lucky enough to be able to loan out a Lego Mindstorms kit for the session. The results in just …
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Feb 03
Bryanston School: 31st January 2014
On 31st January, Eric Cooke and I were lucky enough to go to Bryanston School. The school is wonderful and the students are great. This is the second year we have been and we were keen to go back this year when we were invited. This year we were invited to do two talks: 1. …
Feb 03
Visit from Testwood School: 30th January
On Thursday 30th January ECS were lucky enough to get a class visit from Testwood Sports College. We are lucky enough to have a good relationship with Testwood as this is is not the first time they have come to visit us! They are always welcome and we are always happy to see them. The …
Jan 20
Learn with US Year 8 Taster Day. Monday 20th January 2014.
Learn with US Year 8 Taster Day. Monday 20th January 2014.Ā Today I was lucky enough to take part in a Learn with US workshop. These sessions are organised by the Universities central outreach department. Three different schools come in for an hours session. Each school rotates and does different activities. Today I met year …
Jan 16
Visit to Sturnmeister School Sixth From
Visit to Sturnmeister School Sixth FromĀ On Tuesday 14th January, I was very excited to give a talk to their sixth form students about STEM and University life. I gave a talk about STEM careers, ECS and the pro’s and con’s of University Life. There was an emphasis on how much their lives will change …
Jan 16
Sturnminsters Gifted and Talented group’s visit to ECS!
Ā Sturnminsters Gifted and Talented group’s visit to ECS!Ā On Friday 10th January 2014 we were REALLY lucky to have a group of 30 pupils from Sturnminster School. It was their group of gifted and talented pupils. The day kicked off with a welcome from me, explaining to the group what happens at a University. We …
Jan 15
Erica and Outreach
Erica the Rhino’s use in Outreach This summer has been a busy one. I have been planning my wedding and also working with Marlands on goRhino. GoRhino is an awesome project, which aims to promote Rhino conservation. It meant that the University of Southamptonās bought an empty Rhino and the fab Erica team made it …