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HOLIDAY WORKSHOP
'Cranes - Container Cranes of Felixstowe'
STEAM Powered Education is having its twenty-first holiday workshop. The theme this time is 'Cranes - Container Cranes of Felixstowe'. It will take place at Pier Avenue Baptist Church hall (CO15 1NJ), Clacton during the beginning of the Summer holidays on Tuesday 29th October from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm and Wednesday 30th October 9.00 am to 12.30 (half day). It will be from snacks provided. Children will need to bring a packed lunch and pocket money for Tuesday only.
This will be a workshop that will introduce a presentation on cranes and focus on the amazing Container cranes we have here across the estuary at Felixstowe. We will be making a container crane with motorised working parts. Additionally, we will be visiting Beacon Hill Battery in Harwich, and particularly the observation tower, where we get an excellent view of the Languard section of Felixstowe Container Port.
The cost is £30 for the day and a half. There are only 10 places available so book early to secure a place.
I hope you agree that it will be worth it!
To book please click the 'Advanced Booking' button below:
Weekly Session Timetable (Closed during Holidays)
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Monday – 3. 15 to 5.00 pm St Lawrence Primary School (for St Lawrence pupils only)
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Tuesday – 3.15 to 5.00 pm Alton Park Junior School (For Alton Park pupils only)
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Wednesday – 3.10 to 5.00 pm St George's Primary School (For St George's pupils only)
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Thursday – 3.20 to 5.00 pm Arlesford Primary School (For Arlesford pupils only)
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Friday – 3.15 to 5.00 pm Lexden Primary School (for Lexden pupils only)
Learn new skills
Making wooden lifeboats as part of our workshop on the 'RNLI' | Students using electronics 'breadboards' to create moving buggies with LED lights |
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Students making model aircraft during the workshop 'Aircraft' that combined making aircraft with visiting an aviation museum | Students and Staff being given a tour of the Clacton Lifeboat station |
A student with his recently made model of a P-51 Mustang. We later saw the salvaged Mustang in the East Essex Aviation Museum. | |
Skills sessions to build basic skills of cutting, drilling, fixing/gluing, measuring and hammering. | Wedo 2.0 develops coding, building and mechanical engineering skills |
Model building following detailed instructions, painting and attention to detail skills | Learn scenery building techniques |
We believe that it is important to develop ‘hands on’ skills. These skills are often underdeveloped especially in the age of screens and sedentary lifestyles that dominate our lives.
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