STEM under the Sky
Cheadle Hulme School takes part in Bluedot festival
Three Stockport students will be going back to school this summer – in a field. Jack Nolan, 16, Lucy Hardcastle, 16 and Azwa Iman, 17, are part of a crew of promising young scientists selected to run a school of science for families attending one of Cheshire’s biggest summer outdoor event, The Bluedot, held at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre in Macclesfield and entering its fourth year.
Bluedot is the annual music, science and culture festival that attracts 5,000 visitors each day. The trio, from the independent Cheadle Hulme School, are tasked with sharing their love of all things science and technology with youngsters attending the Bluedot festival.
CHS STEM School will be open for learning every day of the festival and will offer a hands-on and family friendly curriculum – of science, technology, engineering and maths. Activities are suitable for children aged from three to twelve.
Supporting the students, many of whom plan to study science subjects at university, will be Cheadle Hulme School biology and physics teachers Jonny Hedwat, Kim Purchase and Simon Fletcher.
Jonny Hedwat, biology teacher and head of the STEM School at Bluedot, said: “Budding botanists, crazy chemists, emerging engineers, mini mathematicians and tiny tech heads are invited to enrol in Bluedot Festival’s first STEM School. Working with Bluedot is an ideal partnership for Cheadle Hulme School, as we both share a passion for science and a commitment to engaging the very young. Our teachers and students are really looking forward to meeting some bright young stars this July.”
from Thursday, 18th July till Sunday, 21st July
