Year 8 Discovery Crest Award
After Easter there is an opportunity for Year 8 pupils to take part in a Discovery Crest Award. CREST is a National scheme designed to encourage pupils to explore their interest in Science beyond the curriculum and inspire them to consider careers in future innovation by helping them to think like scientists and engineers. The Award will be run over two after-school sessions on Tuesday 27 April 4pm-6.30pm and Tuesday 4 May 4pm-7pm. Pupils will need to attend both sessions to complete the Award. Places are limited so please email fayeroberts@princethorpe.co.uk to book a place by Wednesday 24 March and then further details will be sent.
Only one in three people globally have access to clean water, so our project will be based around designing a water filter and exploring ways to provide clean water to the global community. We are also really excited to be able to include a ‘meet the scientist’ element in the sessions, as Dr Laura Carter from the University of Leeds will be ‘zooming’ in to share an insight to her research on contaminants in the natural environment and answer questions on following a career in STEAM. She currently holds a prestigious UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship and will also be listening to the pupil's final ideas and be virtually presenting their certificates in the last session.