Young engineers take part in teamwork day

ASPIRING young engineers from schools across the region gathered in the city for a day of challenges and teamwork.
Cottage Grove Primary School girls Larin Jameel, Lily Paine, Aminah Ali and Daisy-Mae Hager
 
Young engineers take part in Portsmouth High School Challenge DayCottage Grove Primary School girls Larin Jameel, Lily Paine, Aminah Ali and Daisy-Mae Hager
 
Young engineers take part in Portsmouth High School Challenge Day
Cottage Grove Primary School girls Larin Jameel, Lily Paine, Aminah Ali and Daisy-Mae Hager Young engineers take part in Portsmouth High School Challenge Day

Portsmouth High School hosted 10 teams of girls from Year 5 and Year 6 for a technology challenge day, where the youngsters were tasked with designing, building and testing a sustainable transport system which involved them in thinking, planning, constructing and presenting on the day.

The girls were told that an eco-friendly train is required for a new bridge link from Gunwharf to Gosport.

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Their task was to create the travel company branding and design a vehicle carriage that will run on the test track.

Pupil Erin Liu from Portsmouth High School said: ‘It wasn’t easy to design and make, but with teamwork and talking to each other we managed to get there in the end.’

Paul Mitchell, from BAE Systems, said: ‘The quality of all the girls’ work has exceeded my expectations.

‘There has been a genuine enthusiasm for a design and technology task and I have every hope that these girls can continue to be really successful and allowed to use their gifts and talents in the engineering field.’

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The winning team on the day was Wimborne Park Junior School with their design and presentation which included humour, well thought out pricing and an eco-friendly theme.

Pupil Melody Christopher said: ‘It was a really inspiring day.’

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