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The workshops went really well, we had over 2500 children take part over 10 days. The furthest distance recorded was over 40m, which is well in excess of our previous records. We had a lot of fun and met a lot of other great science communicators.
Our new kits also performed really well, a definite improvement over our last equipment. One of the best bits for me was that by the end I felt I had so much practice in delivering the workshops, they were probably the best I’ve ever done!
We’re off in 2 days to the Abu Dhabi science festival! We’ve totally revamped the fuel cell car workshop with a new kit of parts and a new hydrogen refuelling station.
We’ll be off for 14 days, running 80 workshops for over 2000 kids!
We’ve got another 24 workshops coming up over the next to weeks for SAUCE, and so we’ve taken the opportunity to upgrade the wind tunnel.
I’ve also posted the software for the PC and the microcontroller on my github pages. Thanks to Power Drive Service for rapid delivery of the new PLC!
Our wind turbine workshops are a fantastic exploration of wind power. Students team up and compete to create the best wind turbine blades that they can test in our custom made wind tunnel.
“One of the best workshops I have seen in the last three years” - Teacher at South Camden Community School
We also have classroom resources for use after the wind workshops: wind turbines for teachers (keystage 3)
I’m pleased to announce a partnership with the Arcola Theatre in Dalston London!
We started working together on the SAUCE project, which worked so well that we’re now developing another 2 sustainability focused workshops to local schools in Hackney.
The 2 new workshops are going to be:
The wind turbines project has been going really well. Every time I run the workshop I get it that bit closer to my idea of a ‘perfect’ workshop; fun, creative, experiential, a great learning environment. I’m getting better at coaching the children through the process and really encouraging the learning through failure attitude.
Games and hands on examples are used throughout.
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Read some great feedback on my workshops!
1: limiting and growthful beliefs: what we believe shapes our world
Carol Dweck’s new book “mindset” is loaded with evidence that shows what we believe has a profound affect on the way we experience life. Here is a chance to explore the key concepts and ideas in the book, giving us potential to make our lives more positive! More Information…
2: mind maps - a creative tool to associate, organise, plan and discover
Invented by Tony Buzan, mind maps are incredible tools for organisation, projects and self discovery! More information…
3: holistic goal setting - how to get what we want
why do so many personal goals fail to get met? This useful workshop presents a set of questions to ask ourselves when we set goals. Having all the answers makes a big difference in achieving our targets. More information…
4: clean language - how to really find out how others feel
so often we answer our own questions: “you agree, don’t you?” is not a question, it is a suggestion. This module includes elements of Aikido to look at the power of suggestion and shows why we ought to leave it out if we want truthful answers. More information…
5: creative thinking - a whole lot of ways to jump your thinking into the next groove
we can often get stuck in certain thought patterns or habits. These can be useful in one moment and not in the next. So here is a fun package full of intriguing options! More information…
6 & 7: coaching - how to support others in their professional and personal growth
this module helps you to build rapport and use non directional questions to reveal what we really want. More information…
8: compassionate communication - how to resolve conflict
we all know how hard it can be to express ourselves when we are scared of the response. Compassionate communication is about how to express ourselves and communicate with empathy and skill. More information…