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| Pupils from the North East have recently taken part in a Children Challenging Industry Celebration Event. |
Children
from four primary schools in Tees Valley and County Durham collaborated with
industrialists from across the North East to help CIEC, celebrate it's highly successful outreach programme, Children Challenging Industry (CCI).
The celebration event was held at the
Wilton Centre, Redcar. A wide range of demonstrations, exhibitions and talks
showed how CCI has helped hundreds of primary
school pupils, along with their teachers, to learn at close quarters about science based industries.
Over the years, the CIEC team have worked with over sixty companies in the North East to ensure children receive balanced messages about the region’s industry and related careers. Over 45,000 children have been involved in this substantial project involving practical science work in school and a visit to a local site. This leads to greater understanding and more positive attitudes in children and their teachers.
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Children who have been involved in the CCI programme share their experiences with the audience at the Wilton Centre Redcar
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Over the years, the CIEC team have worked with over sixty companies in the North East to ensure children receive balanced messages about the region’s industry and related careers. Over 45,000 children have been involved in this substantial project involving practical science work in school and a visit to a local site. This leads to greater understanding and more positive attitudes in children and their teachers.
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| Philip Aldridge emphasised what a valuable part CCI played in shaping children's attitudes to industry and how important it was that industry continued to support the programme |
Over 80 attendees from past, present and potential future participants came together to celebrate the successful impact of this great initiative. Children and teachers from Newham Bridge Primary School in Middlesbrough, Bewley Primary School in Stockton, Chaloner Primary School in Guisborough and Heighington CE Primary School in Newton Aycliffe demonstrated recent practicals from CCI sessions.
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| Staff from Fujifilm share their positive experiences of working with CCI |
Micropore Technologies, CPI and Fujifilm
Diosynth, who host regular visits, also displayed what happens on the actual
visits and talked about the benefits of being involved with CCI.
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| Dai Hayward from Micropore Technologies spoke about the origins and background of the programme and the need for sponsors and donors to come forward to help us ensure its continuation and expansion. |
Information
about Children Challenging Industry is available from ciec@york.ac.uk or 01904
322 523.
