LEAPS – A new workshop and new challenges

Last Friday’s session was with two groups (15 and 16) of S2 pupils from Castlebrae, Westerhailes and Craigroyston Secondary schools. We tried a new workshop “Mindburst” based on lego mindstoms and building bridges from newspapers.  Some positive points:

The hi-tech/low-tech contrast appears to work well with groups of mixed abilities allowing pupils to choose which area to [...]

St Margarets – part 2

The Imagineers led the way on their return visit to St Margaret’s School. Everything ran like a well oiled machine as the Imagineers’ confindence shone through now that they are comfortable in their roles.  The teacher who had made the booking was anxious to find out if we will be able to come back next [...]

Aurevoir to our Gallic Imagineers

At the end of the month we must bid farewell to our French friends.  One of our workshop developers leaves the Heriot-Watt University to take up another research post in Birmingham, and one undergraduate who was here on an exchange programme returns back to France.  They both brought a certain “bonhommie” and French flair to their performances. [...]

Welcome

Welcome to Imagineering with Heriot-Watt University  a project to develop and deliver exciting engineering expereinces to 11-14 year olds in South-East and Central Scotland funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.