News!
Aer0nauts win again!!!
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In our first BMFA entry since 2019 we pitted planes in two of the 4 of the BMFA Payload Challenges and won in both our categories; First in the Cube Challenge and joint first in the Distance Challenge.
Tyler David won in the cube challenge with a plane he built designed to carry Rubik's cubes. Tyler is better known for his publishing books - and now for his success in an Aero challenge! Well done Tyler!
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​Our win in the Distance Challenge was shared with our main protagonists from Manchester Grammar school who were sporting their first ever entry into the challenges. After a nail biting day the tie came down to and play off between the normalised marks for our slightly greater number of circuits flown v Manchester's superior design drawings. Watch this space for a video!
Aeroschool 2025/26​
Want to join up for next term in September? We are starting a juniour group as well as continuing with our senior team - AND an online provision.
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Courses Starting September 25
Design Technology Team
Sessions:
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Wednesdays 10am -12pm Lunch 1pm-3pm
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Course Duration:
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30 weeks
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Blocks:
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5x6 weeks​
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Context:
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STEM - typically Advanced Level D&T
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Following our Aeroschool Curriculum
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Motor Mechanics and associated skills
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Prerequisites:
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A love of techy things
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Determiantion to solve problems
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Personal relevance = study beyond the session times
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Content:​
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Challenges: BMFA Payload Challenge or equivalent. Designing RC aircraft to achieve a task.
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CREST award accreditation - strategies for documenting progress so as to communicate with a thrid party.
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Independent learning skills: Identifying goals, scoping a project, setting a brief and spec, planning and execution, creativity techniques, sketching, CAD, file storing and cataloging, project review and evaluation. Knowing our strengths and challenges and resourcing solutions.
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Team skills:
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Specialism within a team
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Accountability for work allocated to you
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Reliability
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Encouragement
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Professional skills:
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Planning, presentation, ICT, Communication, Initiative, tenacity reliability - basically anything needed to get a job or into your next educational setting.
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Private Study Commitment
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You will be expected to commit 2 hrs per week of your own time in connection with this course.
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A Zoom session will be set at a mutually convenient time for the team to meet virtually to support private study. You will need your web cam to be 'on' so we can all see one another.
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Files will be shared on the Dropbox platform and should be accessible during the zoom session.
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Media
You will need to become familiar with the means of storing your work digitally for the purpose of collaboration and file sharing. This level of self support /problem solving is part of the criteria required for a place on this advanced STEM course.
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Community Commitment:
We operate as a mutually committed community which means that there is an expectation to get involved above and byond the educational sessions - assiting in running the site, helping out with open days and tour bus events.
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Young Designers
Techies​
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Bus Band
Project Birdsong
Following the ongoing success of our ParaChirp's use in Rwanda for faciitating citzen science and training nature reserve tour guides for use in obtaining high quality recordings of wild birdsong we are launching our latest version - 'Turaco'
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Turaco comes ready to work with your smartphone with or without an external microphone, selfie stick compatibility, simpler construction and cost reductions over previous versions.
