F1 in Schools Competition
March 18th saw our inaugural GIS F1 in Schools event. All year 9
students have been working hard in their Design Technology lessons in an
attempt to be crowned the GIS champions and get the chance to represent
the school at regional and National finals later in the year. F1 in
Schools is an international design and engineering competition where
students have to form teams and design and race a scale wooden F1 car. Alongside this they learn about business plans, marketing, design and
presentation skills.
On Wednesday we had a fantastic showcase of
their work. 29 teams raced, presented, displayed and spoke to a range of
judges about what they had learnt over the previous months. With
special visitors from Sepang circuit also popping by to see all the hard
work, everyone who attended was thoroughly impressed by the quality of
work and enthusiasm showed.
The winners were
announced during assembly on Friday:
1st place: Neon
2nd place: Alpha Eaglez
3rd place: Phantohm Riders
All teams now get the chance to represent GIS in the
regional events later this year.
The link to the winning video:
