Pupils at four Renfrewshire primary schools will be taking part in fun science activities thanks to Glasgow Airport.
The airport’s popular FlightPath Fund has awarded £4,350 for ten schools to take part in Generation Science activities.
Run by specially-trained Science Communicators from educational charity Edinburgh Science Foundation, the programme will deliver workshop kits to pupils from the schools based in Glasgow, Renfrewshire and East and West Dunbartonshire.
The Renfrewshire schools taking part are Thorn, St Mary’s, Heriot and Howwood primaries.
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Archie Hunter, chair of the FlightPath Fund, said: “We have supported the efforts of Edinburgh Science Foundation in the past and I have witnessed first-hand how engaged pupils are in the activities associated with the Generation Science programme.
“It is absolutely vital that our children are engaged in all aspects of STEM education, so the FlightPath Fund’s Committee was really pleased to be able to ensure primary pupils across our four areas will be able to participate again this year.”
Full of all the items they would need to complete the workshops, as well as step-by-step videos, the kits allow pupils and teachers complete fun activities that support the Curriculum for Excellence.
The programme will run between March and June this year and feature a series of hands-on and immersive Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) activities. The schools involved will be able to choose from four workshop boxes covering biology, sound, electricity and forces.
Laura McLister, head of learning at Edinburgh Science Foundation, said: “We are delighted to receive this funding from the FlightPath Fund.
“Thanks to this support, we can continue our work bringing unique workshops to classrooms across Scotland that inspire pupils of all ages to engage with science, technology, engineering and maths.”
The FlightPath Fund returned in September last year by offering £70,000 to help to support community groups, charities and sustainability-themed projects local to Glasgow Airport.
This year’s award pot total currently stands at over £90,000.
To find out more about applying for funding support, visit www.glasgowairport.com/community.
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