STEM highlights

SPECIAL EVENTS

STEM Highlights

In Lent term, St Dunstan’s College celebrated STEM as part of our theme of the week. It was kicked off with an assembly by Mr Randall (Head of Design Engineering) who inspired the students to think about how engineering has affected our daily lives.

5 duckling eggs arrived at the College on Tuesday. Staff and students alike have been very excitedly awaiting their arrival – three ducklings have hatched already. Students were then treated to a giant Thermite reaction and ‘elephants toothpaste’ experiment in the Plaza. The Nursery school took part in an electricity workshop – using the Van Der Graaf Generator. A fantastic collaboration between the nursery school and Year 8 students. Dr Guy Sutton from the University of Nottingham came in to do a specialist workshop with A Level and GCSE Biologists and Psychologists, focusing on the brain - including a brain dissection. The team at Imperial College London delivered a Sickle Cell Anaemia Workshop called ‘Invisible Warriors’. Students got a chance to discover more about this inherited disorder which affects African and Caribbean Communities. Year 11 had the opportunity to attend a Maths Inspiration Trip where they heard talks from esteemed mathematician and comedian, Matt Parker, and there was a pi recital in the STEM Atrium, with the student recalling the most digits of pi to the audience winning Matt Parker’s Humble Pi book.

Chemistry Olympiad

Three of our Year 12 Chemistry students have been awarded certificates in the 2022 Chemistry Olympiad, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Bruno was awarded a Silver certificate, placing him in the top 30% of students in the country, and Karina and Jacob were awarded Bronzes. Congratulations to all who took part.