On Thursday 25th June, Year 5 students came over to experience a flavour of learning at our Academy by taking part in two workshops delivered by our staff specialists in Computer Science – Mr Organ and Ms Talbot in maths. A selection of our post 16 students worked alongside the students to support the workshops.
The visit was a continuation of the King Edward VI Foundations’ work on fostering links between primary and secondary schools.
The children got to further develop their prior learning and experience of the STEM in specialist zones by taking part in two bespoke Masterclasses. There was an opportunity to learn how to work like an engineer whilst designing and building paper towers. The key was strength and stability: much fun was had trying to secure balance. There was also the opportunity to develop paired programming techniques by building a freestanding tower in Minecraft that could withstand a TNT blast!
As you can see from the photos of the sessions, the children enjoyed the experience and their excitement, focused teamwork with our sixth form students and engagement evident!
It was a pleasure having the students from Hillstone spend time with us in our Academy.
We look forward to carrying on making links with a range of primary schools in our area and giving students a taste of what secondary school is like in preparation for making school choices in Year 6.
