Innovative youngsters welcomed to accept engineering prize
PRIMARY school children from across Merseyside and Cheshire were welcomed to Edge Hill University’s campus to accept an award for their innovative engineering ideas as part of a national competition.
Primary school children came to Edge Hill University’s campus to accept an award for their innovative engineering ideas.
Pupils from across Merseyside and Cheshire participated in a national competition which asked children ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’.
They joined the thousands of pupils from across the UK who submitted their designs to be graded by engineers, with every child receiving a certificate and grade from an engineer.
As part of the competition, experts from Edge Hill’s Engineering Department helped to judge the entries from across the region and the University’s engineering students will also build a prototype selected from the winning designs.
Associate Head of Engineering Professor
Ray Sheriff said: “We are delighted to play a part in inspiring the next generation of young engineering minds. Having looked at the entries it is clear that British engineering has a very bright future.”
Primary Engineer, who organise the competition, is an educational notfor-profit organisation that brings engineering into the classroom through a series of courses and competitions, all designed to inspire the next generation of engineers.
The judges special award went to Leonardo, a Year 6 at Liverpool College, who designed the Anti Waste Fridge, while designs from Pleasant Street Primary, Woolston Community Primary and Beaumont Primary were all on display at a special exhibition.
Nathalie Cachet-Gaujard from Pri- unveiled at next year’s award ceremony.” mary Engineer said: “We are delighted to partner with Edge Hill University With this year’s competition coming on this competition and it was won- to an end, the Engineering Department derful to see the pupils rewarded for at Edge Hill will select one of the their great engineering solutions and winners to turn it into a working prototype to see so many entries on display for to inspire children and show that all to see. school pupils’ ideas can inspire engineers
“It is particularly moving to see so to change the world. many entries providing solutions to The competition celebrates its 10th real problems, solutions to help people Anniversary next year and is free to and wanting to make the work a enter. It’s open to all primary and secondary better place. schools in the UK, and teachers
“But this is not the end of this year’s can register online and access the story, Edge Hill University will select resources and lesson plans to support from the entries and pick one or more the competition. entries and bring them to life through For further information, visit: www. building a prototype which will be leadersaward.com.