Months of hard work for the Year 7 girls culminated last week as they competed at the Regional Finals of the Flying Start Challenge. The teams did really well, coming 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th and 16th out of 18 local schools. This is what the girls had to say:
‘Flying Start was a lot of fun. We got to compete with other schools and see all their models. We also got to learn lots of things from other schools’ designs.’ – Michelle
‘We really enjoyed Flying Start as it was a great event and also allowed us to work together. Our teamwork really improved during the event.’ – Emily
‘Our group really enjoyed Flying Start. It was a great opportunity to meet new schools and build and fly a glider.’ – Daisy
‘Our group really enjoyed Flying Start as it was a great experience in engineering and we learnt a lot. It really helped us improve our teamwork.’ – Nadine
‘We had a great time doing Flying Start. Our group learnt a lot during this whole experience. It was very exciting to compete with other schools and present our poster to the judges. We have really improved our teamwork during this challenge.’ – Sofia
‘Flying Start was amazing. It is really fun! It was the best experience.’ – Ruth
Miss Goldsack.
