LOCKDOWN PPE FOR CARE WORKERS The support effort by the Caterham community is global with amazing support from our overseas pupils and Old Caterhamians.
VISOR PRODUCTION Our hardworking 3D department joined forces with Prep School Art to produce 200 visors in one day! The visors have been distributed around the North Tandridge Primary Care Network and are already being used to protect workers at local residential homes and GP surgeries.
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he production of the masks has evolved over the past week to speed up the process and make use of more accessible material and fabrication techniques. Last week, the initial design took the 3D printer 12 hours to print four head bands using 63 metres of PLA (a biodegradable plastic derived from corn starch mounted onto a reel). This was clearly too slow, so the volunteer team designed and
manufactured its own ‘low tech’ visor from clear PVC, foam, elastic and snap poppers which could be quickly assembled. A new design is set to speed up production further still with a version suited for hospital use with no fabric parts. Kitronic who supply primary and secondary schools with materials for Design & Technology have shared a different visor design which can be quickly laser cut from sheet polypropylene.
Lucy G, with the help of friends and family, is spearheading a brilliant effort to provide significant PPE provision for care and health workers in Caterham and beyond. In addition to starting a fundraising campaign on Instagram, (with brilliant posters designed by fellow pupil Sophie T) Lucy is working hard arranging purchase and shipment of CE certified masks to Caterham. Great work Lucy and team! This support is in addition to the many boarding families who have already donated and sent masks and PPE via the School’s boarding houses.
STAY HEALTHY – JOIN THE CLUB ON STRAVA Since moving to virtual school, members of the Sports Department set up a Strava Club, this tracks your exercise and posts it onto the Caterham School Strava page, competing and seeing how active we are as a community.
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