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Young Shipwrights onboard the MV Balmoral

Added 2nd July, 2021

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Christchurch Primary build boats and exploring the Bristol Floating Harbour by boat and foot

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Aviation at BTE Academy

Added 26th October, 2018

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Year 10 Students design, build and fly RC Aircraftwith the help of volunteers from industry

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Build My Future at Olympus Academy Trust Schools

Added 22nd October, 2018

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Workshops for 13 year olds at Patchway Community School and Abbeywood School. Looking at why taking action steps to balance aspects of life is critical for a happy and succesful future.

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Family co-operation and rivalry triumph at Bristol Harbour Festival's cardboard boat race!

Added 25th July, 2018

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Three generations from one family compete in the Bristol Harbour Festival cardboard boat race

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Learning Ships 2018 - Final Event at Bristol Harbour Festival

Added 24th July, 2018

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A round up of the Young Shipwrights programme and the Cardboard Boat Race at Bristol Harbour Festival

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Butliegh Primary School - Polar Explorers Build Boats

Added 2nd July, 2018

A report on an event from Butleigh Primary School for their local magazine

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British Science Week On the MV Balmoral

Added 21st March, 2018

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Families board a boat in Bristol to explore cranes, winches, pulleys, hydraulics and robotics

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Campaign launch at Bristol West of England Initiative Meeting

Added 15th March, 2018

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#ROMyE Reach Out My Experience campaign was launched with help from Y11 students and their Plan My Future business coaches at the Aerospace Museum

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Aviation worshops at Bristol Technology Engineering Academy

Added 11th February, 2018

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Year 10 students at BTEA build unigue model aircraft

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Build My Future - Patchway Community School with GE, Rowan Dartington and other business volunteers

Added 17th November, 2017

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All of Year 9 at Patchway School are supported by business volunteers to explore action steps for a happy and successful future

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Crispin School do the Lifting and Access Challenge

Added 7th November, 2017

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80 Year10 students work in teams to complete a series of challenges about hydraulics, lifting and access

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Shipping 2050 Bristol Technology Engineering Academy

Added 15th October, 2017

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120 Engineering students respond to a future crisis for the globilized economy and shipping in a series of workshops on the MV Balmoral

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Young Shipwrights 2017

Added 27th July, 2017

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Bristol Primary School Children build boats to race in the Bristol Harbour Festival at the end of the school year

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Liebherr sponsor Lifting Aspirations Programme at Vertikal Days, Siverstone

Added 29th May, 2017

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Crane manufacturers Liebherr sponsor the Lifting Aspirations Programme at Vertikal Days, the largest lifting and access industry trade show in the UK held at the Siverstone Curcuit. Two days of workshops held fro Year 10 students from the Slvestone Circuit UTC

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British Science Week on the MV Balmoral

Added 20th March, 2017

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Working from a ship under the historic Cargo Cranes in Bristol's Floating Harbour students built Cranes, visited demonstrations of robotics and machines that give mechanical advantage. They also went up and operated a real crane high above the ship.

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Bannerman Road Build Boats at Engine Shed

Added 11th January, 2017

Primary school children visit a business hub on Bristol's Floating Harbour to build boats

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Bristol Technology Engineering Academy - Lifting and Access

Added 15th December, 2016

60 students explore lifting technology, robotics and bio mechanics while building their own robotic arm from card, syringes, plastic tubing, paper clips and split pins.

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Build My Future at Patchway Community College Bristol

Added 9th November, 2016

A well-being activity for adolescents. 120 Students in Year 8, 9, 10 build adolescents their future with staff from Rowan Dartington, GE and the Mall at Cribbs Causeway.

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Wallscourt Farm - KS1 Boat Building. Buiding, Testing, Improving and Racing

Added 4th August, 2016

KS 1 Exploring Transport and Exploration - building wind powered land yachts

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Wigan Schools on a Learning adventure at Vertikal Days - UK's biggest trade fair for the Lifting Engineering Industry

Added 30th July, 2016

Students from Primary and Secondary Schools exploring engineering and working in teams to build a working crane

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