St John’s School—a specialist Engineering College

St John’s Engineering Update

‘The branch of technology which makes power and materials work for people. […] The field as a whole was traditionally subdivided into five main branches: civil, mechanical, mining and metallurgical, chemical and electrical engineering. The modern field has expanded, and the boundaries are not so clearly defined. Also, as each branch of engineering has become more specialized, new fields have developed, such as aeronautical, aerospace, computer, control, marine, nuclear, and systems engineering.’

                                                               The New Penguin Encyclopedia

 

Engineering is ...

Issue 3, February 2007

                               English and Engineering — ‘Story in Silhouette’

On 20th, 21st and 22nd February 2007 six year 8 students took part in the Story in Silhouette project run by Philip Melling, our Artist in Residence. The aim was for students to take characters from the ‘Christmas Carol’ story and produce metal silhouettes, which are installed in the school grounds.

 

 

 

Specialist Schools Trust website (http://www.schoolsnetwork.org.uk)

 

 

 

Þ Major work has been carried out in rooms 11C (Engineering Suite) and 38 (Graphics Room). Both rooms should be ready soon for students and community use.

Þ Year 10 students took part in a Forensic Science activity at West Hatch.

Þ ‘Girls into Engineering’ event held on 7th February gave some of our year 9 girls an excellent introduction to different aspects of Engineering and to try their skills in construction.

Þ Link with The Department of Engineering at Queen Mary University of London has been established. We are in the process of organizing a visit for yr 10 students (GCSE PE option) to join their Sports Engineering team and increase knowledge on sport injuries.

Progress since the last Update ...

Artist in Residence — what next?

Ms Turner is soon going to work with Philip Melling and Mr Barrata on a project that will link French and Engineering. Details of the project will follow in the next issue of St John’s Engineering Update.

Materials Technology Experience at Cambridge University

 

Six students from St John’s CoE School – a specialist Engineering College attended the recent Smallpeice Materials Technology Experience from 2^nd to 5^th January. The Smallpeice Trust presented this unique experience at the University of Cambridge, with the support of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy. The course was designed to provide an insight into Materials Science as a subject in its own right and demonstrate the breadth of the field. Education Officer Thomas Elton from the Trust commented: “This type of experience is designed to give young people a feel of how exciting and rewarding the world of Materials Technology and engineering can be in real life. It was encouraging to see so many young people showing such enthusiasm, creativity and team work and produce high quality work.”

Artist in Residence Initiatives