Clubs: Technology
  • Marden

    10/11/2007

    Marden

    Marden High School has been up and running with the Make Your Mark Challenge as of November 2005. We managed to run the event with a large number of Business Studies students and they had such a good experience we extended the challenge to the whole year 10 yeargroup for 2006 and 2007. Our winning team of students came up with a fantastic idea of a talking toothbrush which was carefully researched and thoughtfully financed. Meanwhile Year 9 Gifted and Talented students are developing an idea for making an MP3 player that can be used in the bath! They did an excellent pitch at the regional final and were almost sent forward to London. We did send them to Coventry!! They had a great day with other MYM teams and enjoyed the trip and the day extensively. We have been able to extend the enterprise activities throughout the school and have valued greatly the input and support from the MYM team. We are looking to bring a group of Year 8 students to the showcase day as they have been working on a DVD to promote the “Look of the Future” for the local region, using CAD, animation and other …

  • Birkdale Boys Enterprise

    27/11/2007

    Birkdale Boys Enterprise

    25 students from year 7 to year 12 take part in this thriving new enterprise club. Sixth Formers help to lead the club through an executive team, and students are working in small groups to develop a variety of ideas. Year 10 students in the club are currently working on a slim-line printer, whist another group are looking at ways to encourage fellow teenagers to save the planet.