I approached Corstorphine Primary School with trepidation. This was home ground (both my children have attended this school), but here were 60 pupils awaiting us, and there were only six of us. Thankfully we had one more Imagineer than expected, thanks to someone finishing their exam early we had Ghazi. Then we noticed that we had left the essential Stirling Engine behind. So as the others went into the school, I was dispatched to retrieve the engine, which was languishing in the lab. It only took 20 mins to make the return trip, thanks to my rat run knowledge. The first class of 30 children had yet to arrive when I entered the gym hall.
A short introduction, and then the class separated into mostly single sex groups. The Imagineers were at a table each, on their own. But the children were attentive and well behaved, and everyone enjoyed the first round of experiments. After just over an hour the second class was waiting at the door. Another introduction, with more children having engineers in the family, and more single sex groups. The next hour passed quickly. When the last bell rang everyone was still engrossed in their activities. There was no time for a formal wind up. The kids were herded out (almost reluctantly) to go home. Then, because of the dreich weather, we had all of 10 minutes to sweep up potato pellets and pack up before the net ball team took over the gym.
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